cycle tracking is mapping the astrology of your body
when we turn the geo-centric perspective of astrology inward
Cycle tracking or mapping or charting or journaling…
It’s the way our biological constellations aspect one another, relationally.
It's the phases and orbits we experience in consistency yet irregularity, varying with context.
In Western astrology, planetary transits and patterns are calculated based on the sun’s alignment to the Earth’s latitudes, which creates the seasons and signs due to its axis tilt.
It’s a geo-centric perspective, so it’s focused on how all arrangements are in context to us - an outlook on relationally.
But what of Earth’s inner relations? Are the seasons, the moon cycles, the weather, its ecosystems, and our bodies not a reflections of inter-relation?
This is not the exact focus of astrology - but it is the focus of cycle tracking.
These reflections and anchor-points help us find our own biological patterns and rhythms by vantage point; be it physical, mental, habitual, menstrual, hormonal, menopausal, or something more subtle.
And it need not have the same predictable clockwork of the planets - for you are not a singular, but a multi-faceted galaxy; a forming nebula with many moving parts.
Planets are only predictable from the outside anyways; their true inner nature is wild and unknown to us unless we were to further investigate.
And that’s what we do when we tune in and write what we notice each day - using anchor points like the moon to help us see patterns or shifts as we change.
We’re not calculating exactitudes like astronomers do; we’re observing and interpreting through charting and journaling as astrologers do.
And through relational vantage points like the lunar cycle, we might find clues or answers that point to a greater cycle;
like the pregnancy you've been trying for,
or the words for your essay that come only when you're on a run,
or a physical ailment or mental imbalance that isn’t going away…
and we can bring it to our trusted practitioners, doctors, or other helpers with supportive tools - bearing wholistic evidence and essential details that only you can make sure is tracked.
We only have choice of how we interact and what might be helpful next steps if we can see the context alongside the whole.
We don't need the numbers and answers yet; just the simple act of observance and record-keeping can be life-changing or even life-saving.
And all the while, it's a simple yet profound way of self-nurturing; increasing your level of self-trust and autonomy with every word written and every tracking bubble filled in.
Gratefully Connected,
Current Offerings & Focus:
The final printer installment for the next Cycles Journal is due at the start of August - so anything ordered from my shop greatly helps us meet this goal (which is really a need to keep Cycles Journal independently !!
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Note that most items are included in our bundle & save deals: 2+ items = 10% off, 5+ items = 20% off, 15+ items = 30% off!
Cycles Journal (2024 is now $10 or less, and 2025 is available for pre-order): a devotional space to self-awareness through personal & lunar cycle tracking.
Enter my Original Art Raffle for $5 or less, so that I can forward funds to innocent people trying to evacuate Palestine.
I’m still offering Earthen Encouragements: Channeled Messages for a discounted rate until the end of the pre-sale!
Check out my Endangered Pollinator Patch Series for some Girl Scout nostalgia for an ecological cause if you haven’t yet <3
Undated Cyclical Notebooks: some tracking features in an open space for release.
Stickers as great tiny reminders & gifts~
The Cyclical Mindfulness Guide & Workbook: support in finding center in times of change.
Presence in the Process Patreon: where I share behind-the-scenes on my latest projects, as well as weekly card readings as I work on the Embodied Ecosystems Tar-Oracle.
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