The Eight Phases of the Moon

Every 29 days, the moon completes a full cycle from darkness to fullness and back again.

This isn't just something happening in the sky. It's a rhythm you can actually use.

A built-in structure for doing and being, for action and rest, for calling things in and letting things

go. Eight phases. One cycle. Let's walk through them.

First, the big picture. The lunar cycle has two halves. The waxing moon

- when the light is growing - runs from new moon to full moon. This is for building,

inviting in, growing something new. The waning moon - when the light

is shrinking - runs from full moon back to new. This is for releasing, reflecting,