Bloom by Moon
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Embracing Spring With The New Moon
Today is the new moon and so I’ve just sent out my latest moon guide to my lovely Bloom by Moon ladies. Would you like to connect with the moon in a much deeper, more personal way? Well, this very low cost option may be right up your street. If you’re interested, check out the details and sign up here! To give you an idea of the kind of writing you’ll receive in your guide, here’s this month’s introduction to a cycle when we find ourselves celebrating the Alder Moon from the Celtic Tree calendar, the Egg Moon from the Algonquin Tribes’ tradition, the astrological Full Moon in Libra and…
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Lantern Love: Blooming by Moon
The darkness is profound. So rich that it feels like cool velvet pressed gently against our skin. Someone stumbles over a stone lying in the grass, and muffled laughter breaks out. I turn slightly towards my right and capture his hand in mine. He squeezes my fingers, and I imagine him smiling at me, even although I cannot see his lips. I feel him tug lightly at my arm, and I realize that he has stopped. I turn to face him, and I strain to see his profile darkly silhouetted against the night. ‘Here,’ he says, and I nod, even though I know he cannot see me. But we both…
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October Moon Treats
There’s a story brewing. Can’t you sense it? Can’t you taste it as it blows in on the tail of that cold north wind? It sweeps along the gutters collecting the spent leaves of summer now turned rust and saffron. It whistles through the boughs of the tree that swing and sway in response. It catches the strands of my hair, the hem of my coat, the fabric of my skirt, catching me mid-stride, threatening to topple me into the street. It’s tugging at the words that are caught in my throat, stuck on my tongue. It’s calling them forth, a siren on the rocks of narrative promise.…
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Demeter’s Story
Yesterday I released my retelling of Demeter’s Story to those who are participating in my online course Bloom by Moon. It’s a beautiful story that engages with the themes of mothering, grief, loss and the cyclic nature of things. It engages with issues of what it means to nurture another being, the empty-nest syndrome and the danger of over-investing our sense of self in our relationships with our children. However, it is not solely relevant for women who have birthed and raised children – I take a much broader view of the relevance of the mother goddess than that. As I stated in a post I shared over at Roots…
