{"id":2480,"date":"2018-03-28T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/?p=2480"},"modified":"2018-03-26T07:58:26","modified_gmt":"2018-03-26T11:58:26","slug":"mother-moon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thequeenofmyself\/2018\/03\/mother-moon.html","title":{"rendered":"Mother Moon"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p><em>MARCH<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>March is the time of fertility leading to the returning light and the rebirth of nature. It is often symbolized by the egg. What hopes and dreams are you preparing to bring forth in the coming spring?<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>By Mary Saracino<\/em><br \/>\nTonight the Mother Moon rises pregnant in the sky<br \/>\nshining her resplendent light upon the world<br \/>\ndazzling us with the fullness of her being<br \/>\nreminding us that we are never alone.<br \/>\nSome say the full moon triggers madness<br \/>\nunleashes wild desires<br \/>\nuntamed hopes and dreams<br \/>\nunchecked passions.<br \/>\nI say the Mother Moon unloosens hope<br \/>\nand the promise of transformation<br \/>\nher light a beacon, urging us inward<br \/>\nto claim our lunar memory<br \/>\nfind our way back<br \/>\nto the original womb of consciousness<br \/>\nthat soul-seed of the world that<br \/>\nbirthed the human psyche<br \/>\nsyncopated the beating of the human heart.<br \/>\n***<br \/>\nDonna Henes is the author of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thequeenofmyself.com\">The Queen of My Self: Stepping into Sovereignty in Midlife.<\/a> She offers counseling and upbeat, practical and ceremonial guidance for individual women and groups who want to enjoy the fruits of an enriching, influential, purposeful, passionate, and powerful maturity. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.donnahenes.net\/queen\/consult.shtml\">Consult the MIDLIFE MIDWIFE\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Queen welcomes questions concerning all issues of interest to women in their mature years. 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