Temple of the Moon, collage by Lunaea Weatherstone

Gray west, but all the east a primrose glow
Whereon bare elms in patterned beauty show;
And night, to add to loveliness her rune,
Lifts high the alabaster-chaliced moon.

Is the Moon herself a Goddess? From ancient times, she has been thought of as such. The Moon Goddess is called by many names: Artemis, Hecate, Chang-O, Jezanna, Kuan-Yin, Anu, Hina, Mari, Ix Chel, Mawu, Ishtar, Xochiquetzal, Selene... She rules the movement of the waters, from the greatest seas to the tides within each woman's body. She is the bringer of dreams and the illuminator of the psyche. Lunar magic is cyclical, intuitive, emotional, psychic. The feminine mysteries of the Moon are eternal and fascinating. With every rising of the full moon on the eastern horizon, our wonder is born anew.

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