Luteal Phase Plant Allies: Nettle & Mugwort
In the luteal/inner autumn/fruiting phase of our cycle (roughly days 21-bleed), our bones speak to us. They speak of ancestral knowledge,the hardiness of generations that have carried through and carried on through weathers and wars. They speak of the deep ache we collectively inherit from generations of buried Feminine ways; the ways which have silently sustained […]
The Soft Animal of Your Body: Signs of the Luteal Phase
There comes a time in the cycle when the soft, raw animalistic nature of your body really wakes up. This is the inner autumn (roughly days 18-26), or what I call the fruiting phase. Your body is incredibly wise and innately intelligent. When the mind confuses us, we can ask our bodies.When the mind feels disconnect, we […]
What’s Your Intuition Style?
One of the many natural powers on offer in inner autumn / fruiting phase of the menstrual cycle (roughly days 19-bleed) is increased intuition. In the second half of our cycle, sexual energy descends and creates inner spaciousness and increased sensitivity for our subtler senses to come alive. Like in outer autumn, inner autumn is a […]