Reaching for the Moon

by Lucy H. Pearce

Reaching for the Moon is the girl's version of Lucy H. Pearce's much-loved women's book, Moon a guide to celebrating your menstrual cycle. Written especially for girls aged 9-14 as they anticipate and experience their body's gradual changes.

Beginning with an imaginary journey into the red tent, a traditional place of women's wisdom, some of the gifts and secrets of womanhood are imparted in a gentle, lyrical way
- The secrets of the moon.
- The secrets of our cycles.
- The gift of self-care.
Along with practical advice
- Preparing for her first period.
- Choosing menstrual products.
- Herbal healing.
- Celebrating menarche.

Reaching for the Moon is a nurturing celebration of a girls' transformation to womanhood, written by a mother and respected women's educator.

Genres: Parenting, Health, Childrens, Philosophy, Nonfiction

80 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2013

About the author

Lucy H. Pearce is the author of multiple life-changing non-fiction books, including Nautilus Award silver winners Medicine Woman, Burning Woman, and Creatrix.

Her newest books are Crow Moon: reclaiming the wisdom of the dark woods and The Kitchen Witch Companion, which she illustrated and co-authored with Sarah Robinson.

Her writing weaves women’s archetypal psychology, feminist historical awareness and the healing power of creativity and nature.

An award-winning graduate in History of Ideas with English Literature from Kingston University, and a PGCE from Cambridge University,
http://www.lucyhpearce.com/

Lucy founded Womancraft Publishing, creating paradigm-shifting books by women for women, in 2014. http://www.womancraftpublishing.com/

She is the host of the Creative Magic podcast, where she interviews contemporary creative women. https://open.spotify.com/show/5tipcBA...

Support her work on Patreon http:/www.Patreon.com/lucyhpearce/


Burning Woman - an incendiary initiation to feminine power is her most recent and is blazing trails with its powerful words, a #1 Amazon bestseller in Women and History.

The Rainbow Way: Cultivating Creativity in the Midst of Motherhood was a #1 Amazon bestseller in Creativity and motherhood in the US and UK. it has been credited with kickstarting the creativity of women - and men - around the world, being the inspiration behind numerous creative businesses and even saving lives.

Moon Time - a book that hundreds of women around the world have labelled “life-changing”. The perennial #1 Amazon.com bestseller in its field.

Reaching for the Moon, a soulful guide to the menstrual cycle for girls aged 9-14, trusted and recommended by thousands of parents and their daughters as a nurturing way to approach a key rite of passage.

Reviews

[Charity · Rating 4 out of 5]

A friend whose opinion I trust reviewed this book positively. I wanted to find something realistic but positive for a young woman approaching menarche, and this book fits the bill. It's got both the "rite of passage" aspect and the "cramps suck and here's what you can do to help ease them" aspect. I really like how Pearce encourages journaling and awareness of the changes we experience throughout the month at different times of our cycle. When we're feeling bloated and/or out of sorts, it's comforting (somewhat) to be able to look at the calendar and recognize it as part of a bigger cycle---and know that it's going to pass at some point. It's a little New Age-y, but not overly so (at least not for me, but given my fairly high tolerance for New Age-y stuff, I might not be the best judge of how someone with a different background might view this book).

This book can easily be read in an afternoon (or less), or it could be used as a springboard for journaling and reflection over a longer period of time.

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this to preview for upcoming puberty needs. Loved it. Many reviews said it was too hippy dippy, but it was just right for me. (That is more a commentary for me than the book.) It said everything I want my girls to understand and celebrate about their amazing bodies. It had enough info so as to keep them from being concerned, but it can be read within an hour or so for the older girls. Lots of ideas for menarche celebrations with lots of flexibility and honoring our own personalities. Will totally be using this as we approach puberty with the girls.

[Stasi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't ask for a sweeter, more empowering book to welcome my daughter into her moon cycle! This book said everything I want her to hear (which she often can't hear from her mom, because ew). It's also everything I wished someone had said to me when I began to bleed.
Now I've just put it in her hands and hoped she absorbs it!

[Rachel Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful and unique! I will be honored to give this book to my daughter, to celebrate and ensure she learns to view her body and spirit with reverence and love. Lucy Pierce does exemplorary work, and this book teaches young women about menstruation in a very honest, kind and accessible way. Thank you for this gift!

[Ginger Lobdell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the book I needed, we all needed, to help us through understanding and getting our periods! Such a great book for younger people going through it, or reading it as an adult and wishing we had read it!

[Sadie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for my daughter when she's a little older. At 8 years old, this is too old for her just now.......

[Grace L · Rating 4 out of 5]

didn't like it but kind of educational. borderline witch craft.

[An · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wish I had had this kind of support as a girl. Highly recommend.

[Deanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for both mother and daughter

This book is very informative. A little old for 9 year olds, but great for teens. To mention sanitary towels to a novice and stressing the environment was a little beyond, because I remember a time when that was all there was.....other than that it was a good book for both mother and daughter to read.

[Maria Fernandes · Rating 4 out of 5]

my mom gifted me this book many years ago, and i never got around to read it but now i wish i had done it sooner. i think every person with a period should read this book when they first get it

[han · Rating 4 out of 5]

wartościowe i pocieszające 🥲🤡