MoonTime Sensitivity

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Hi There, I'm new here,

Am hoping someone can help with this.

I am noticing that at the time of the full moon I get ultra sensitive and emotional. Have any of you experienced this and what steps if any do you take to look after yourself around that time?

Thanks
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[Lady Alinor]

Some folks do experience some sensitivity to the Full Moon, there are also those that feel the 'absence' of the fair maiden during her dark phase.
Perhaps the Full Moon is a time you need to delve into your inner self for reflection/meditation/otherworld journey-ing

[Kaitebug]

Hi Squarepeg,

I think it is very normal for women to become more sensitive during their moontime. After all, it's traditionally held that time is especially good for psychic dreaming and having visions. Check in with yourself when you are feeling particularly emotional. Perhaps, your spirit is trying to tell you something...Be in tune with your moontime and try not to fight it!

To help with symptoms try a raspberry leaf infusion and also red clover infusion. If you are having a hard day, motherwort tincture is invaluable. Put about 10 drops into some liquid and take a few breaths. It should begin to work quickly!

Blessings,
Kate

[nutmeg]

Along the lines of what the others said, I've come to realize that it's a unique and fleeting kind of energy and power that's a gift.

When it seems overwhelming and annoying, it's often because I'm not giving myself a safe space to receive and embrace it. It's hard to be super sensitive on a job site or dealing with tough people and business as usual, so when I can step back, I try to. It makes a huge difference.

When I can't change my environment, I can at least change the way I interact within it. In that case, I try to step back a bit and shield myself from potentially vulnerable situations and interactions I might normally engage. Kind of like drawing an invisible circle of protection around me and taking it wherever I go, though I don't really think about it consciously in that way.

[prani]

Now that I'm finally off hormonal bc and my cycles have normalized, I find I am EXACTLY synched with the full moon. It makes it feel powerful and auspicious...but it's also a little crazily intense at times! As someone who works in customer service and deals with high volumes of clients every day, I definitely notice the effect that the moon has on the general public. My corporate colleagues used to think I was a crazy hippy when I claimed that I could tell when it was a full moon without looking at a calendar...but now I have them sufficiently convinced that they all have it marked on their calendars so that they can be ready for anything!

For my own moontime, I haven't tried a lot of the classic herbs (motherwort, red clover, etc) so I can't really comment. I don't think that lavender is traditionally a moontime herb, but I find that the emotional support is wonderful. It feels like the kind of big hug that can get you through your day. Someone told me years ago that lavender helps you grieve. It's not something that I've read anywhere else, but I really know where she was coming from. At the time, I assumed she meant that it would help release a much-needed outpouring of grief under difficult circumstances. Now that I have a little more personal experience, I've found it's more that lavender can help you to sit comfortably with darker emotions. A lot of times we have to choose between stuffing down the emotions and letting them all out (not always ideal if it's not the best time). Lavender seems to help me to be ok with feeling negative emotions in a way that doesn't hinder me so much or make me an emotional mess.

[Melantha]

Sage is my moontime green ally when I feel weepy or stressed, although I like catnip for cramps and red raspberry leaf when I feel like staying home from work. And I really like milk and/or cream sweetened with honey. Very comforting. My quintessential moontime comfort mix would be boiled egg and a glass of warm red raspberry infusion with cream and honey. That is what I sometimes have in the evenings after getting home from work but before getting up to make dinner. If I feel really stressed, I add a tablespoon of sage infusion to a glass of milk, and sometimes add honey. Unfortunately, I've been using all my sage for cooking lately, and not making a tea...