{"id":19341,"date":"2019-03-01T01:10:15","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T06:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=20739"},"modified":"2019-02-27T21:48:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-28T02:48:06","slug":"book-review-moon-power-lunar-rituals-for-connecting-with-your-inner-goddess-by-simone-butler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2019\/03\/01\/book-review-moon-power-lunar-rituals-for-connecting-with-your-inner-goddess-by-simone-butler\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – Moon Power: lunar rituals for connecting with your inner goddess by Simone Butler"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Book Review<\/strong>
Moon Power<\/strong>
lunar rituals for connecting with your inner goddess<\/em><\/strong>
<\/em>by Simone Butler <\/em><\/strong>
<\/em>Published by Quarto Publishing Group<\/em><\/strong>
<\/em>Pages: 208<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\nWhere\nthe Moon appears in your birth\nchart<\/a>*\ndetermines your emotional nature. Your moon sign indicates what makes\nyou feel secure and what wisdom you\u2019ve accumulated during past\nlives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In \u201cMoon Power: lunar rituals for connecting with your inner goddess,\u201d Simone Butler provides information about the moon in each astrological sign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\u201cIdentifying\nand honoring your lunar nature helps you feel comfortable in your\nskin,\u201d she states in the book where she helps women connect with\ntheir primal, feminine, moon power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nMy\nmoon is in Scorpio and I devoured the 14 pages allotted to it. While\nthere were some characteristics I do not believe I have (possessive\nand wealth-driven, but some who know me might disagree), the majority\nof the information was exactly right. I am intense, being in control\nmakes me feel secure, I have undying passion and letting go is\ndifficult for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nFor\neach moon sign are 14 pages providing such information as your lunar\nsuperpower, lunar shadow, sexual and karmic path. There is a page\nabout Scorpio moon woman with a list of qualities, and roughly half a\npage dedicated to a \u201cModern Scorpio Moon Goddess\u201d \u2013 in my case,\nLady Gaga \u2013 and pages about an Ancient Scorpio Moon Goddess \u2013 for\nme, Lilith. Included in the information about her are ways to connect\nwith her, her sacred animal and a suggestion for an altar to Lilith\nand when to visit it. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nEach\nsection also contains a new and a full moon ritual, things to do\nwhile the moon is in that sign, and questions for reflection and\njournaling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nButler\nis an astrologer who follows the Wiccan path of her Celtic ancestors,\nbut the activities, stories and rituals she presents are drawn from\nmany cultures and are guided by her inner knowing. Butler\u2019s\nintention is to help readers find more magic with the help of the\nmoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nChapter\n1 talks about the power of the moon, whom she calls \u201cour cosmic\nmother,\u201d and how to use it \u201cto open our hearts and trust our\nintuition\u201d so that we shift our consciousness from our head to our\nheart. It covers Luna as the soul mate for women, women\u2019s link to\nthe moon through her menstruation cycle. The influences of eight\nphases of the moon are explained: new moon, waxing crescent, first\nquarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter and\nwaning crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\u201cYour\nfeelings are the most reliable conduit to the intuitive right-brain\nrealm. To coax out your inner Goddess, start letting your true\nfeelings rise up and find expression,\u201d Butler writes in Chapter 2,\nthen goes on to write about connecting to that inner Goddess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nYour\nfriends will want to borrow this book to learn more about themselves\nby reading about their moon signs, but you might consider not letting\nit go, because you may want to perform the rituals and try an\nactivity or two when the moon is in of the signs. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

* At <\/em>astroalchemy.com<\/em><\/a>, readers can find their moon sign along with a multitude of other \u201cancient secrets for modern living\u201d and astrological information by Simone Butler.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moon Power: Lunar Rituals for Connecting with Your Inner Goddess on Amazon<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About\nthe Author:<\/strong>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lynn\nWoike<\/strong> was\n50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before\nshe consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She\ndraws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her\nSicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae,\nBuddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling\nfrom each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses\nReiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making\nher job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the\nwork it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with\nher large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can\nfollow her boards on Pinterest<\/a>,\nand write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book ReviewMoon Powerlunar rituals for connecting with your inner goddessby Simone Butler Published by Quarto Publishing GroupPages: 208 Where the Moon appears in your birth chart* determines your emotional nature. Your moon sign indicates what makes you feel secure and what wisdom you\u2019ve accumulated during past lives. In \u201cMoon Power: lunar rituals for connecting with your inner goddess,\u201d Simone Butler provides information about the moon in each astrological sign. \u201cIdentifying and honoring your lunar nature helps you feel comfortable in your skin,\u201d she states in the book where she helps women connect with their primal, feminine, moon power. My moon is in Scorpio and I devoured the 14 pages allotted to it. While there were some characteristics I do not believe I have (possessive and wealth-driven, but some who know me might disagree), the majority of the information was exactly right. I am intense, being in control makes me feel secure, I have undying passion and letting go is difficult for me. For each moon sign are 14 pages providing such information as your lunar superpower, lunar shadow, sexual and karmic path. There is a page about Scorpio moon woman with a list of qualities, and roughly half a page dedicated to a \u201cModern Scorpio Moon Goddess\u201d \u2013 in my case, Lady Gaga \u2013 and pages about an Ancient Scorpio Moon Goddess \u2013 for me, Lilith. Included in the information about her are ways to connect with her, her sacred animal and a suggestion for an altar to Lilith and when to visit it. Each section also contains a new and a full moon ritual, things to do while the moon is in that sign, and questions for reflection and journaling. Butler is an astrologer who follows the Wiccan path of her Celtic ancestors, but the activities, stories and rituals she presents are drawn from many cultures and are guided by her inner knowing. Butler\u2019s intention is to help readers find more magic with the help of the moon. Chapter 1 talks about the power of the moon, whom she calls \u201cour cosmic mother,\u201d and how to use it \u201cto open our hearts and trust our intuition\u201d so that we shift our consciousness from our head to our heart. It covers Luna as the soul mate for women, women\u2019s link to the moon through her menstruation cycle. The influences of eight phases of the moon are explained: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, last quarter and waning crescent. \u201cYour feelings are the most reliable conduit to the intuitive right-brain realm. To coax out your inner Goddess, start letting your true feelings rise up and find expression,\u201d Butler writes in Chapter 2, then goes on to write about connecting to that inner Goddess. Your friends will want to borrow this book to learn more about themselves by reading about their moon signs, but you might consider not letting it go, because you may want to perform the rituals and try an activity or two when the moon is in of the signs. * At astroalchemy.com, readers can find their moon sign along with a multitude of other \u201cancient secrets for modern living\u201d and astrological information by Simone Butler. Moon Power: Lunar Rituals for Connecting with Your Inner Goddess on Amazon *** About the Author: Lynn Woike was 50 \u2013 divorced and living on her own for the first time \u2013 before she consciously began practicing as a self taught solitary witch. She draws on an eclectic mix of old ways she has studied \u2013 from her Sicilian and Germanic heritage to Zen and astrology, the fae, Buddhism, Celtic, the Kabbalah, Norse and Native American \u2013 pulling from each as she is guided. She practices yoga, reads Tarot and uses Reiki. From the time she was little, she has loved stories, making her job as the editor of two monthly newspapers seem less than the work it is because of the stories she gets to tell. She lives with her large white cat, Pyewacket, in central Connecticut. You can follow her boards on Pinterest, and write to her at woikelynn at gmail dot com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}