Metaphorical Postcards of Feminine Cyclicity Moon Tales

Author of the idea and tales Maria Khomyakova
Artist Irina Babushkina

Here you will find 15 pictures and 15 tales inviting you to explore the facets of your changing feminine nature.
The set of postcards was created with love for the multifaceted feminine... nature and the Moon, shining in the soul of every woman.
This metaphorical set is dedicated to feminine cyclicity and the image of the Moon as a symbol reflecting the complexity of the changing female nature.
A woman, like the Moon, thins out and fills with strength, feels herself both full and empty. And with the help of lunar metaphors and tales, we invite every woman to touch the radiance of her moon.
Speaking of feminine cyclicity, we invite women to refer to the rhythms of their nature, to feel internal changes, to establish contact with their moons.
The Moon here is a unique symbol that allows one to observe feminine states, emotional experiences, embodiment, stages of female initiations.
The Moon experiences four phases: new moon, waxing, fullness, waning.
Each of these phases is also experienced by a woman – through the body we can feel it in menstrual cycles, feel the manifestation of the feminine moon in relationships with others, with the world, in contact with one’s inner universe.

The postcards are universal in use:
- suitable for the professional work of psychologists, art therapists, and helping professionals: here one can use images, tales, or everything together
- for use in the format of self-help and self-discovery: referring to postcards as a card of the day, asking for advice or a message, meditating, using in journal entries, using as a gift.

Tales can serve as an entry into practices of working with women:
- choose a thematic tale, read it, then invite women to create their image using natural or artistic materials, or turn to collage creativity; use postcards to experience the theme of cyclicity: observing the processes of one’s body, experiencing transitional stages, stages of initiation, assimilating the experience of recognizing the changing female nature, experiencing various emotional states, placing feelings and sensitivity, recognizing one’s own rhythms.
- choose a tale for staging as an opportunity for group experiences of certain feminine processes;

The images also help illustrate the experience of various states, to see the peculiarities of one’s cyclical nature in different phases.

Questions that will help in working with images and tales:
What does this tale mean to you?
What valuable insights do you see in this tale for yourself?
What moon is this story telling about?
How does the woman connect with the moon in this tale? What does this contact mean to you?
What do you see in the image? What feelings, actions, thoughts?
What woman is depicted on the card?
What is she experiencing now? What is her moon?
What can you learn from this woman?