From Mother to Crone ~ Adventures in Premenopause

The Moon is known for its gravitational pull and how it affects the tides. Police and hospital personnel will tell you that times are a bit crazy during a full moon. Menstruation is called a woman's Moon time. Is it any wonder why it is called this? The average (normal) menstrual cycle is a 28 day cycle.   The Moon is also on a 28 day cycle. When a woman is able to sleep under the light of the Moon and without the light pollution of the city, her cycle will synchronize with the Moon phases. Ovulating during a New Moon and menstruating under a Full Moon. For a few it is the opposite. One of the things that led me to start this blog is obviously menopause. But why the timing?   In A bit of me and the Metaphysical , I spoke about my connection to tarot and touched a bit on my astrological details. That was a small introduction of what is to come. Back on July 22 2009 we had a total solar eclipse. The eclipse was in Caner, meaning the both the Sun ...

The first people known to have made chocolate were the ancient peoples of Mexico, the Maya and Aztec. They mixed ground cacao seeds with various seasonings to make a spicy, frothy drink. 2,000 years ago the Spanish conquistadors brought the Cacao seeds back to Spain and new recipes were created. The chocolate drink spread throughout Europe. Today, Chocolate drinks and foods are found all over the world. Chocolate come from the Cacao (kah KOW) tree. The pods are collected and cut open. The seeds are removed and put into pile that contain the seeds of hundreds of pods. They are put under banana leaves and ferment for 5 to 7 days. Then they are dried and roasted. This is the first of many processes that these seeds go through before they end up in some beverage or confection. 2 years ago a study was done and it was found that there is a specific metabolic signature in 'chocolate lovers'. This metabolic profile involved low levels of LDL-cholesterol the so-called 'b...

I am a 40 something mother of 3.  The fact that I am a Mother of 3 is amusing in itself from a metaphysical perspective. Be it tarot or numerology, if you take the numbers of my birthday, the sum is 3. In tarot there is a method of determining your soul and personality card or cards. Some will have the same card for both and that is me. That is the Empress in the Major Arcana and she is a Mother. Traditional images of her show her very pregnant. While she is a mother, she is so much more. She is compassionate, understanding and nurturing and she is a leader, full of wisdom and direction. She is co-master of the home, runs the castle and cares for the children. Much of what the Empress card is all about is reflected in my thoughts, feelings, life and spirituality. As goes the Empress representing my Soul & Personality, I fit the build very well. Many people come to me with their issues, for they appreciate the feed back and advice I have to offer. Even my mother commented on my ...

The last two of my Moon times and the manner in which I had them has inspired me to start this blog. I do not know for sure if I am truly in the stage of making the change that all women make, but my time is coming soon. Either way, I am getting ready. In my blog I will touch on the bits and pieces that inspired this blog and have lead up to this moment. I will also speak in the here and now and I will probably even reminisce to time long ago now and then. I will also relay good information I find along my journey as well as anything else that is of interest and could be helpful.