Thanks Trinity for the insight.

It's clear to me that it's just one more way in which our society totally disrespects our natural humanity. Giving time, peace and space to an essential act of being.

Your article also brings to the fore the sacredness and divinity of the cycle. Again society seems to consider "Moontime" more of an affliction rather than an opportunity to embrace the sacred feminine and the cycle of creation.

Yes it does mean that work loads must be re-distributed during this essential rest time. Ideally partners and colleagues should take on more of the daily work - looking after children for example.

Far from a burden though, I've found that in taking on new roles during this time, it's given me a deeper insight into the whole nature of the sacred feminine - harmonising, team-building, nurturing. I welcome it as an opportunity to unfold deeper aspects of the soul.

Thankyou for sharing!

Chris

No respect for moontime...
The whole society doesn't respect it and women themselves don't respect it..

Woman today sees 2 things in this "special cycle":
1. Physical and psychological problem, something that makes her weak, unstable, not capable of coping with the usual tasks the usual way, so the fact itself already makes her angry and "sad" - oh no! here comes the "moontime"

2. The only respect that is still left is that it's a sign that everything is okay in there, and that...the machine is working..and this "not pregnant, what a relief".

*I would start from the later - this feeling, which I experience myself, this fear - not to be pregnant, I think that somehow it projects on the body, this thought... Lately I started to feel shrinking in the lower part of the belly when this kind of thoughts passing...

So even though I don't intend to make kids soon, but I concentrate on the feeling that one day I will (even though it's not being in the moment, but if it helps, I'm fine with that).... And then I put my hands on my lower belly and bring this feeling of warmth, love, softness to the area...

and believe it or not - I feel something very powerful going through me - some kind of creative power, expansion and softness, femininity...I feel this "I can create life" thing...

and when you feel that "universe property" of creation and love within yourself, "moontime" feels different too..

Maybe doing this "lower belly exercise" might make this period physical and psychological suffering more..how to say.. acceptable and in peace with..

*Now you gave me idea - if I see in this period some kind of symbolic renewal, regeneration, peeling the old staff away - so it's totally different experience.. Maybe it's a good time to combine with "thoughts" renewal and peeling
instead of being afraid of the unpleasant side effects? I'll try that one

*And something else - even if you can't stay at home and rest:

1.you can minimize the events which will demand physical or emotional effort, cause stress, nervousness or just suck energies from you
2. you still can "rest" outside, trying to save energy, staying calm and not involved too much, making more breaks, sipping warm teas slowly...making everything slowly, moving slowly... get to this lower calmer slow mode...a "retard" mode
3. It's also good to be aware of your limitations during this period, not trying to be superwoman, fight it or feel like it's a flaw, but to see a power in it, you're in a very special process now, something vital, something great, almost a miracle..
4.Let others (partner, friends) know about limitations relevant to them...
I always tell my husband:"Red calendar in a week" (this is when I'm very moody and have this insomnia problem), the next day he forgets.. so either I remind him every day, either I "put a note on a forehead"

Have a great "moontime" every day, even if it has side effects
Someone

Greetings Someone

I feel so warmed to see your posting here this morning... it often feels as if this isn't part of the general 'landscape'. It's wonderful to read about your positivity about the matter.

I observe nature, animals and plants having cycles of rest and rejuvenation, death and rebirth, shedding of the old layers that have fulfilled their purpose. It offers me a mysterious wondering that humankind has become so far removed from nature that such suffering and pain is commonplace.

It's the divine feminine energy present in all sentient beings (male and female alike) that has so many times in our world been subjugated and crushed. Women incarnate to offer the ultimate representation of the divine feminine energy so often to find that there is no outlet of expression for it. The label upon women are such strong it often seems like an impossible task to rise against the patriarchal system that has crushed the feminine spirit for aeons. Yet women are rising again to uphold the honouring of the female spirit and divine feminine to balance the equation once more.

Important to find the authenticity within it all.

Even if we live a healthy, conscious lifestyle it is still normal and natural for a women to stop - rest - shed layers. If we honour the sacred cycle we are certain to experience far greater levels of balance, peace and harmony within.

With Love
Trinity
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This is a wonderful post! A beautiful reminder to honour the sacred cycle, the divine femine and the miracle of human creation. I resonate with the line "It is an opportunity to let go of that which no longer serves." A number of years ago a friend shared that she found moontime a great opportunity, as "stuff" that she hadn't dealt with during the previous weeks was likely to come into her consciousness to be worked through. How wonderful - though I might add that I don't think it always matters whether it becomes conscious or not, for example I often cry for no apparent reason - it simply feels like a great release of stored emotions. I also feel that some of the energy is not mine, but external energies that have been taken on or absorbed and need to be released.

This friend's sharing resonated with me and I felt to explore it deeper for myself. More and more I find myself watching and recognising, initially the emotional aspects that may arise prior to moontime and then the physical "stuff" that often accompanies the flow. It feels very powerful to recognise it for what it is and to allow it to wash through. As Trinity describes "a time of purification and rejuvenation". For me it is also a great lesson in being the non-identified observer. It feels to me that space and rest are important so that whatever needs to arise has the space to do so with gentleness, awareness and ease!

Finally, I came across this quote regarding honouring the divine feminine at this time "The essence of the Feminine is BEING. Surrender, listen to your own needs and desires, follow your intuition when it comes to how you spend your time, who you spend it with, and what you eat. Think BEING rather than doing."

With much love, Fiona

Hi Guys,

What I find quite astonishing is how many women's moontime is governed not by their own hormones but by the contraceptive hormones they take. I guess I'm talking western world here, but maybe not, I'm not sure how much these methods have been rolled out worldwide with the pressure to prevent pregnancies? I presume it must be many millions of women. Would women reading this site be less likely to use hormonal contraceptives I wonder? I remember taking the pill for a short time when I was about 20, and my boyfriend saying "What are you doing that for? It's not natural!" Bless his cotton socks for being less brain washed than I was, and looking after my body. Thank you Toby, I feel you did me a big favour!

Lesley x

Beautiful sharing Fiona!

Lesley - I find it astonishing too. We tend to be so out of synch with the ryhthms of nature (in the modern world at least). I am in awe of the cultures and tribes that still honour the ebbs and flows of nature. There is a longing within my soul for all people to unite in such ways.

It's no wonder that the world is in chaos when we contemplate that so many people have over ridden the physical body with hormones, medications and modern life in general. The world at large today has synthesised so much that it's almost a joke to call us 'natural'.

Thank heaven's for Toby I took the pill for less than a month when I was 17 - it really deadened my spirit. I was horrified and realised that it was not the way for me, vowing never to take it again.

I am fascinated that women synchronise their cycle with the waxing and waning of the moon and when living in community, with the other women there. That feels like the most natural thing in the world. Women commune and support one another with joy.

Love and moonbeams
Trin
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Getting ready to work another long night but crying out to rest. Moontime is eminent but I am bound by duty and obligation.
Trinity, this beautiful posting mirrors how I feel and is gently showing me whats needed.I may not be able to free myself physically for the moment, but just in expressing,
I already feel free.

Thank you

Breda

That's tough on a woman!

It sounds as if you are allowing the energy to integrate inspiring a deeper sense of freedom. It is not always easy to shift our entire life around, yet there is always something we can do to honour the sacred cycle. Even the 'smallest' of honouring can make the world of difference.

with Love
Trinity
x

Thanks Trinity for your comment.I still feel tired but also supported; carried even.I know that it is my Angels, as I always ask them to help me at this time when I feel somewhat shakey and unfocussed.Its as if I want to expand and relax and not deal with the nitty gritty details of life.
Was reading this article which was posted by Chris, and half way through I thought, Wow Chris must have been a women in his last life- Read on to the end and discovered that you had written it.Had to smile.Perhaps men will never truely understand this uniquely feminine experience.

So Vivre la Differance and Thank you again

Breda

Right at this particular season of the year I am very drawn to the energies of my womb - no doubt this is how I discovered this older thread

I feel the wisdom of the womb is so ancient that even humankind’s own birth is stored in it, in each one of us women, on a deep cellular level… It is like we have our heads, for our mental intelligence, we have our hearts for our emotional intelligence, and women have another centre of consciousness, our womb where our creative and cosmic intelligence is stored…

I feel that if on an energetic level the cellular memory of the womb is awakened into our bodies, not necessarily into our consciousness, a very deep healing can start, but more than that I strongly feel these days that Earth’s own frequency is directly linked to a woman’s womb’s frequency, this is in fact how we are so intimately related to Her changes and guidance… (I don’t know how guys are doing this, but you must have your own special talents )

Right now is a special opportunity, the right energetic time of year, to access this deep storage of wisdom… January – February are the months of „rest and reflect”, when all of nature is at deep hibernation, and so should we. This particular season is like the moontime of the year, or Mother Earth. She is resting, so if we want to be aligned with her, it helps living our lives accordingly

How different is what society is expecting of us though… even if we know how harmful it is to squeeze the last drops of life force out from our deepest depths, we still do it… I meet so many women, myself included sometimes, who are basically at the verge of total exhaustion. It is not daily sleep they need (though often that too) but this kind of deep self-nourishment where life force can change from mere self-sustaining into creative abundance.

So these days, do you go adrenalin overdraft, or can you somehow attune to Earth’s energetic call? I would love to hear how you all do it… Food, tips, ideas, whatever. Thank you!

Love, Reka

Thanks so much for sharing your insight with us Reka. It's so important we come increasingly into alignment with Gaia in these times of profound energetic change.

How welcome!

Chris

You've done it again Reka! I feel tears of joy and relief when I connect with you... You send forth in your words the energy of healing and nourishment. This is exactly the sharing and mutually nourishing 'feedback loop' that we would share together in our moontime sanctuary.

I keep being drawn to contemplate the ancient 'Hale Pe'a' (Like most indigenous cultures the Hawaiian women also had their own moontime hut, which I can not tell me how much joy that brought me!). And you are always there with me in spirit Reka - given together as sisters on this journey through the depths! There are aspects of this journey that are very lonely for me and that is certainly one. Very little has been written about it and SADLY most westerners think that it is actually awful that men and women would be 'segregated' like that. Such fragmented and shallow understanding. I tell you a could fall to my knees and say yes!

Despite the strongest upwelling from within, I still, at times, struggle to afford myself the honouring of this sacred time. If I don't, I feel burnt out on adrenaline over drive. It is something that very few people, in a 24 hour world, truly understand in relation to honouring of the sacred cycle. Our world, esepcially those of us with children, is simply not configured to honour the sacred sanctuary unless we consciously apply energy to it (and even then it is difficult). This was partly my reasoning for coming to Hawaii for a month to stay with my Mother. I certainly don't have the moontime hut here, but more space.

Love
Trinity
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So these days, do you go adrenalin overdraft, or can you somehow attune to Earth’s energetic call? I would love to hear how you all do it… Food, tips, ideas, whatever. Thank you!

Adrenaline overdrive is something that I seem to be vulnerable to, like many women in our modern world. This is when self discipline comes in very useful. No matter how busy my day is, or what I have going on, I need at least a little time of solitute to sit an meditate in stillness. Even fifiteen minutes can counter the adrenaline enough to allow the rest of the day to unfold with a greater flow of universal life energy. Yoga, walking in nature all help too. If I don't afford myself some of this, I go out of sorts. It would be different if I lived on my own too. The key thing is time alone to feel nothing else pulling on your energy.

For me, relaxation time is important - although this doesn't come easy! In England I will at times sit and massage my own feet for twenty minutes before bed (anytime would work), paying particular attention to the 'adrenaline' reflexolgy point (which is always very tender on me) on my feet. I can't tell you the difference this makes. It's like I have been loved and nutured by the heavens, freeing up untold energies of peace and balance.

I didn't eat chocolate for years although I have taken to it now. In Glastonbury and any good UK health food store we can buy raw, vegan chocolate (sweetend with coconut or agave etc). To me it is like manna from heaven! It seems to release chemicals within my system that are beneficial indeed. Even just a chunk or two.

Generally. Any food that supports healthy functioning is beneficial. Sugar, caffine and certain heavy food will hinder us and set the system off balance. Organic vegetables, fresh salad and plant food will nourish us. I would recommend supplementation with vitamins that help against stress. B-complex can be very helpful to some. A good one can be pricey, but worth it. Magnesium rich foods are meant to be helpful too.

Something CRUCIAL is fresh drinking water, preferably spring water. Hydration is vital. Water is a HUGE topic all of its own and it's importance cannot be over stated. The vibration of the water we drink is really important as we absorb it into our system and it in itself can determine our state of health.

And my favourite of all - connecting with another kindred spirit and allowing a naturally airsing loving and positive feedback look to uplift both. This is less common in our world, but I felt to add it in there as it is at the forefront of my heart and ever beckoning.

It's all about loving ourselves. Something that a busy mother will find it most difficult of all to do.

with Love
Trinity
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Dear Trin,
yes connection is very old between us, it was clear for me the first moment I met you in person.

Menstruation hut, I would love to hear about it more! How women do it in Hawaii!

Definitely retreating for these days is extremely beneficial for all of us women, and I agree, for me this particular period of the month is greatly misunderstood in our culture.The energy that rushes through a woman during this time, and before it, is so strong, that it is no wonder it became accepted that it is best if woman does not cook, not even touch the food that family eats during these strong energetic days of her cycle. But not because of some shame, or uncleanliness, or exclusiveness of some sort, but because of a deep reverence, and understanding of this magical intuitiveness that permeates women around these days. Often dreams of women around these times were actually recorded and taken into account in the decisions concerning the life of the community.

For me it is totally false to suggest men and women are the same. On the contrary, I actually wonder if we are the same species - and this is now beyond the funny but cheap jokes we could make here about our differences. I really mean it.

I deeply believe we need to understand and respect these differences and not wash them away under a false idea of equality. We are not equal, and the only way through is to live with our different strenghts and weaknesses.

Women's physical bodies are weaker, but their energetic body, aura, is stronger. It is like an invisible womb that ALWAYS contains, and not only the own child, but many people in fact. And it is this "deep darkness of being lost in safety" that most men are very seriously drawn to.

(Just think of Chris's plight the other day. "Ladies, then guys need you.", and his article about the sacred feminine here: http://www.openhandweb.org/30112_interweaving_surrendered_sensitivity_di...
I would want to add, that it is only in rare moments, that this kind of warrior feminine needs to be called forth, like in the example of the video)

Womb's strength is a magnetism that women should be aware of. Many lack it. Many do not relate to it, cannot feel it. Many unconsciously use it -- but not always well, sometimes in a manipulative way, just think of e.g. the femme fatale archetype. But if understood well, it can be a creative inspiration and harbour for men and women alike.

I hope I am not being over enthusiastic about this topic .

There is so much more I'd like to respond to in your mail, so I'll continue posting.

Love you very much,
Reka

Hey Reka,

The menstrual hut was something I saw in an ancient Hawaiian 'museum' village here. Sadly there is little information on it, and what info there is mainly from a western misguided (in my opinion) view point. I could just feel the energy of it though - celebration and honouring of the sacred feminine. I was excited to tune into an energy that really honoured this divinely given time in a woman's cycle rather than subjegated it.

I wholeheartedly agree with you in that it is time we 'as people' understand and respect the differences between men and women. The sacred feminine and divine masculine have the most amazing potential to dance together in union. We are different. We are not equal... but we are meant to be 'balanced' between one another. Let the re-union begin!

Please do keep sharing. I love to read your postings here and find my self with such joy and such relief, sometimes tears of joy that I am not alone with this.

Love and moonlight
Trinx