what is lunar tracking?

CIRCULAR CALENDAR

Lunar tracking establishes a connection between our inner landscape and the outer seasons and phases.

Practicing lunar tracking can help you identify themes and patterns, learn when to go and when to slow, and deepen cyclical awareness to be more “in-season” with yourself.

This helps to develop a greater awareness of subtle shifts in energy and become more responsive to change and bring more ease to the daily transitions in life.

The New Moon Calendar Journal is a beautiful tool for cultivating cyclical awareness and practicing self-study.

It serves as a mirror to see yourself more clearly in relationship with cycles, affirming your existence as a cyclical being and supporting your journey to attune to lunar time.

It’s like having a daily accountability partner, but with the moon!

The circle holds us as we start new practices, break old habits, and continuously cycle back to our true selves

  • "It's pretty incredible the way the moon's energy affects me; it's not something I truly anticipated when I started journaling. I discovered that I become incredibly irritable and short with others in the handful of days leading up to a full moon. I focus my meditative practice during that time to channel my energy towards being empathetic and patient."

  • "Tracking my moods and cycle have been life changing. It has allowed me to see and tune into my feelings and when I need some extra self care and love."

  • "I am beginning to see that the intentions I set can manifest when I attend to them. Life really is a garden!"

  • "At the end of the cycle I seem to automatically know what the next cycle will be "about". I've journaled for years, but it's so nice to tie it into my own natural rhythms like this. It's way more meaningful that way!"

  • "I track my menstrual cycle, yoga practice, and other monthly intentions in the calendar. Currently I am menstruating near the full moon. It is so interesting to navigate these opposing energies of inner and outer worlds. When the moon is returning to darkness, I am approaching fullness. This calendar makes it possible to observe these patterns."

    - Sara

  • "I am very hard on myself. I feel like I'm never doing enough or making any progress in the things I want to do. Through using the new moon calendar I have realized how much I go through in a cycle. I am giving myself more credit for what I do accomplish and am learning to be kinder to myself when my goals need more time. I have also seen how much of my energy I give away to others and have been making more space for what I need to nourish myself."

  • "It helps me track my phases and how they harmonize with the moon's phases. The moon teaches me about flowing through transitions and change with grace, acceptance, ease, and beauty."

    - Lauren

  • "The moon has taught me that things keep going. As someone who deals with depression and anxiety, as someone who's often felt stuck, the moon teaches me to trust, to notice, to wait, to keep going. The calendar is the only tool I've yet to find that helps me feel close to the moon and its cycles AND to myself and my cycles at the same time."

the new moon calendar journal has six pages for Each lunar cycle to chart your journey with the moon

#1 moon mandala

Create a mandala for each lunar cycle to express a vision for what is to come. Paint, collage, write, draw - use any materials that resonate with you.

Create a moon mandala for lunar tracking with a calendar
Seeds of intention journal practice examples

#2 seeds of intention

Identify the practices, behaviors, and attitudes that will support the realization of your vision.

Plant seeds of intention by drawing symbols or writing statements such as "I invite... I am... I honor... I am open to..."

Track your cycles with this circular lunar calendar

#3 circular calendar

Nurture and tend to your seeds through daily charting of experiences, moods, and personal practices. The insight you gain into your own patterns and rhythms will help you better align with your intentions.

Daily observation pages in the lunar tracking journal

#4-5 daily observation

These pages provide space to record additional observations with each phase of the moon. What is the tone of your day? What are you noticing? How are you influenced by the waxing and waning of the moon?

Reflect and release pages in lunar tracking journal help to release the past month

#6 Reflect and Release

Before moving on to the next lunar cycle, take time to reflect on what you have learned. What came to fruition? What themes emerged?

What are you ready to let go of? Which seeds will you carry forward?

Recording your experience within a circular lunar calendar shifts your relationship with the nature of time

SEEDS OF INTENTION

Identify the practices, behaviors, and attitudes that will support the realization of your vision.

Plant seeds of intention by drawing symbols or writing statements such as "I invite... I am... I honor... I am open to..."

You can work with the New Moon Calendar Journal to:

  • support a daily meditation practice

  • create sacred space to practice self-study

  • establish meaningful rituals throughout the cycle

  • observe changing energetic and emotional states

  • color-code specific daily habits, such as working with flower essences or mantras

  • use as a dream journal, food/allergy log, or joy journal

  • write in astrological data you want to track

  • notice moods, appetite, and the menstrual cycle (if you bleed)

  • develop a lunar phonology record with weather patterns and bioregional plant growth

  • set intentions and observe their unfolding

MOON MANDALA

Circles represent wholeness, they are containers of sacred space.

Mandalas are powerful tools for connecting with your heart’s desire. You do not need to consider yourself an artist to create a moon mandala.

By placing words, images, and symbols inside a circle, you attract and focus energy on what you wish to call into your life. Creating a mandala for the new moon gives form to your intentions, which is a step toward realizing them in the material, earthly realm.

It is a non- linear way to uncover themes and reveal insights that can guide you throughout the cycle.

The wording for your intentions may become clear after creating a mandala, or the visuals may arise after writing your intentions.

You can even add to it throughout the lunar cycle. This space allows you to discover a process you enjoy!

Attuning to lunar time helps us be present with every stage and phase of the unfolding process, and to live in more harmony with life’s cyclical nature

DAILY OBSERVATION and REFLECT AND RELEASE

Modern day society does not leave much room for reflection and digestion. Many of us feel rushed to go the next thing, always feeling behind.

These pages are designed for recording a snapshot of the themes and mood each day. Some days may feel mundane, others more magical.

At the end of each cycle, or during the waning you might wish to reflect on:

  • What came to fruition?

  • What themes emerged?

  • What are you ready to let go of?

  • Which seeds will you carry forward?

Lunar tracking teaches us to be present with each phase. There isn’t one formula or method - it’s about being in relationship and witnessing the inner landscape while connecting with the cycles in nature.

From this simple practice, so much is revealed.

Tracking with the tides of the moon helps cultivate more steadiness throughout all the stages of our lives. Sometimes the energy flows harmoniously, and other times there is a crosscurrent.

Lunar tracking is an amazing way to witness the unique themes that emerge as the moon shows us how to embody the wisdom of every phase. This is not about being perfect or getting it “right” - it’s about being anchored in the wisdom of cycles to move through the challenges in life with more ease and compassion.

Paying attention to where the moon is and where you are at different times each cycle offers a reference point to measure fluctuations and understand how your energy flows.

It’s a way to develop and deepen a spiritual connection with all of nature.

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