Feya Journal
The Moon & Your Cycle
Feya's the moon & your cycle essays.
The Moon and Your Cycle
Myth, astrology and honest science on the moon and your period, from white and red moon cycles to simple rituals for paying attention.
2026-09-24Why Menstruation Means Moon
“Menstruation” hides the words month and moon. The etymology, the Chinese 月经, and the moon goddesses behind the oldest link we have.
2026-09-24White Moon, Red Moon: The Colors of Your Cycle
What White, Red, Pink and Purple Moon cycles mean, where the labels come from, and how to use them as a way of reflecting, not a diagnosis.
2026-09-24Does the Moon Affect Your Period? The Honest Answer
What the research really shows about the moon and menstruation, from 7.5 million tracked cycles to small studies on moonlight and synchrony.
2026-09-24The Four Moons Inside Your Month
Your cycle as four moon phases: inner new moon, waxing, full and waning. What each tends to feel like and what to do with it, as reflection, not biology.
2026-09-24What Your Moon Sign Needs When You Bleed
In astrology the Moon rules the body’s monthly rhythm. What each of the 12 natal Moon signs might need during your period, and how to care for yourself.
2026-09-24The Goddesses Who Kept the Month
Selene, Mene, Artemis and Ix Chel: moon goddesses tied to the month, to women and to birth, and how astrology came to read the Moon as the body’s clock.
2026-09-24Two Clocks, One Month: Cycle Syncing With the Moon
A gentle, honest guide to living with your cycle and the Moon side by side: planning, creativity, rest and social life, as a practice of attention.
2026-09-24Lunaception and the Jonas Method: What They Promised, and What We Know
Where Lunaception and the Jonas method came from, what they claimed, and what is actually known. Neither is a way to conceive or avoid pregnancy.
2026-09-24A Full Moon Ritual for Your Cycle (and a New Moon One Too)
A simple, beautiful full moon ritual for your menstrual cycle: a walk, a candle, a notebook. Plus a new moon variation and journal prompts for both.