The moon is a
friend for the lonesome to talk to. - Carl
Sandburg
We
have always been in the ebb and flow of Grandmother Moon's rhythms. Mother Earth ebbs and flows to her
rhythm. Babies of all kinds are born
under the full moon. Once, when things
were natural, women's cycles followed the moon's cycles. Still, today, the women who are menstruating,
if they are bonded, they, too, will have their 'moon' alignment. All human's, animals, and plants are affected
by Grandmother Moon.
The
New Moon, like a maiden, symbolizes spring, birth and growth; the time of the
child and learning. The Full Moon is
symbolic of Motherhood and all things fecund and fruitful; a time of sacrifices. The Waning Moon symbolizes the Crone, winter,
less abundance. We move into cessation
of our flow and retain our power and deepen in wisdom. The Dark Moon is the
time we know our shadow self. We move to
introspection and things settle into that dark night in quietude, rest and
reflection. All things wax and wane. It is best to consider how Grandmother Moon affects
us.
The challenge for this page (page 6
of MyStory) is to research and consider how the moon affects us. Because I am interested in the goddesses and their
influence, and their connections to the moon, I chose to consider the goddess'
and their influence on me.
I, again, used the homemade stamp of
the goddess on a beverage coaster.
This page, also, has a tip-out. I did the phases of the moon on a strip of
matching paper that lifts up and I wrote how 'most' connected I ever was to the
Harvest Moon, August 27, 2015, those moments after my sweetheart died and I
went out to stand under the moonlight that wrapped me in her warmth and
comfort. The tip-out is merely glued on
at the inner edge. Using a tip-out can
help you have more room to add things you think of later, on any page we do.
A bit of sparkle, some ephemera from
my stash, helps to perk up the page.
I challenge you to do a MOON page and
make it personal.
Enter the moon magic,
sister-friends.
©Carol Desjarlais 8.6.18
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