16/08/2023
When following the phases of Luna, we can visualize her in
1. Four Quarters - Waxing Crescent, Waxing Gibbous, Waning Gibbous and Waning Crescent
2. As the Triple Goddess - Maiden, Mother, Crone
3. As Maiden, Mother, Wild Woman, Crone
The Four Quarter, masculine model of the moon's phases are easy to identify.
The Triple Goddess phases model is more fluid, but each phase roughly occupies 9.83 days of the 29.5 day lunar cycle.
The Wild Woman archetype creates an unruliness to the lunar flow, there is a sudden shift toward chaos and the nonsensical
Wild Woman phase is associated with the Luteal Phase of the menstrual cycle (after ovulation - before menstruation, estrogen is high) corresponding to autumn season - Lugnassadh, Mabon and Samhain, between last quarter and dark moon.
Wild Woman revels in her freedom and finds new expression, regaining some the the Maiden's sovereign-hood. She is independent, focused, with good boundaries.
This is the phase of irritability, high emotions, body and head aches, melancholy. Shaming of the Wild Woman often sounds like “you’re irrational, crazy, bitchy, dark, un-feminine”.
If we didn’t repress what we were experiencing as part of fluctuating hormones, but allowed them all the room they needed, Wild Woman could express her gift of helping us identify and name our shadows, dig out the roots and heal them.
She is our reflective, meditative, accepting energy, that seeks to alchemize trauma and wounds. From this phase we can compost the detritus (crone moon) and move into new creativity (new moon).
Release Your Wild Woman
•Make time for stillness and silence: hibernation
•Plan for less stimulation – gatherings, screen time, reading the news
•Create a safe container for yourself – clear boundaries with thoughts, actions and others
•Allow yourself to feel all the things. Cradle them as sacred allies
•Reach out for help if needed
•Take care of your body with nourishing food, plenty of water
•Explore your shadows without judging them
•Scream, laugh, cry, as needed
Notice your Wild Woman and incorporate her into your healthy relationship with yourself
Journal any messages from this powerful archetype
*From my Wise Woman Mystery School Self-Study Course - available now on my site.
https://monikacarless.com/work-with-me/wise-woman-mystery-school/
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