Let me start with my back story… I am a witch. That’s to say that I have actively been studying and practicing an eclectic form of witchcraft for little over 6 years now (definitely an adolescent stage by many standards). Part of my craft is a focus on astrology with a heavy emphasis on the moon, specifically what phase and sign she is in at any given moment. As many, if not all, of you Pagans out there will know, this is for the purpose of spell work, planning intentions, manifestation and ritual. Now for my girl crush, the fabulous Lisa Lister! If you don’t know who she is, Google her. She is the mistress of all things essentially woman, most importantly lady landscapes as she calls it. She writes and teaches about the menstrual cycle and how we women can harness the power that our cycles offer if we only work with it instead of against it. Admittedly, I bought her book Code Red almost a year ago, after reading and falling in love with another book of hers titled Witch, but I digress. I tried to read Code Red but found myself only jumping around and reading different sections at a time. For whatever reason, her words just weren’t speaking to me at the time. Then last week I happened across a podcast where she was the guest. She really got my attention when she started explaining how bleeding women can/should use their own natural cycles for manifestation versus using the moon’s cycle. After hearing that I wondered if maybe my failures at manifestation were simply a matter of following the wrong cycle? On closer inspection, when my attempts at manifestation have been successful, I was not paying attention to the moon. In those moments when I’ve truly had a need/desire I used my own energy in that moment with whatever tools I had available. Needless to say, I cracked open that book and read it cover to cover in 2 days time. Now it’s important to note that Lisa is by no means saying NOT to work with the moon, but the key to our greatness is within our own monthly cycle. Remember, your menstrual cycle is more than just a weeks worth of bleed time. Your hormones are raising and falling, as are your moods and energy level, throughout the entire monthly cycle. Each phase of your cycle is like the seasons/moon: bleed=winter/dark, pre-ovulation=spring/waxing, ovulation=summer/full, pre-menstrual=fall/waning. Now, I can’t speak for you, but on inspection, my cycle is at odds with the moon’s cycle most of the time. What’s happening is during the waxing moon my body/energy is waning and this makes not for good manifestation/spell work. So the goal has become to listen to my body, what it needs or is doing throughout the month; To, first and foremost, use my own natural cycle and energy to create and manifest. Now you should be warned, this takes work! You have to chart and track your monthly cycle so you’ll know what phase your in/what day your on. But I think it’s absolutely worth it to get to know YOU, how YOU work, what YOU need and how to use that to your advantage in your daily life. I think we can all agree, that regardless of your spiritual leanings, we all want to manifest the best life possible. I encourage all woman to do self exploration and growth in whatever why feels right to them. But if your interested, I would highly recommend checking out Lisa Lister and her fabulous work. Updates pending on my progress following my own cycle versus the moon. ❤️Mary
On North Sweetbriar Lane 