This is a Lunar Calendar for 2024, in the style of a Wheel of the Year, designed to help us stay attuned to the moon and seasons, and in harmony with the rhythms of nature.

The calendar is both a decorative art print and a practical tool, informing us of when the moon is full, new, waxing, and waning, as well as when the astrological seasons begins and end, and when the solstices and equinoxes occur. Written around the circumference of the calendar are words invoking the themes, practices, and intentions traditionally associated with each phase of the moon, and corresponding season of the year.

Just as the moon’s gravity pulls on the waters of the Earth, causing the tides, she also works in subtle yet powerful ways on the waters of our own bodies. The amount of sunlight reflected back onto the Earth by the moon at night influences all life here as well, grounding us within a cyclical rhythm of waxing and waning, expansion and contraction, shadow and light.

We are subtly but profoundly influenced by the moon and her phases, and I believe that coming into deeper intimacy with the rhythms of the lunar cycle can support us in living a more balanced life. This calendar is a tool for honing our awareness of the moon's cycles, so that we may move in greater harmony with her influence in our lives.

The original calendar was hand-painted (by me, Cat) in watercolors, in the Berkshire mountains. The original piece was designed for the year 2021, but I digitally update it to be accurate for each new year.

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There are two sizes of prints available, on different qualities of paper:

The smaller size prints are 12.5 x 12.5 inches, available on premium matte card stock paper, OR textured, cotton fine art paper.

The larger prints are 20 x 20 inches (the actual size of the original painting), available on poster paper OR textured, cotton fine art paper.

The prints are made locally, and I ship them myself from my home. I am a one-woman small business and my art is my livelihood, so when you purchase something from my shop, you are helping make a human being's dreams come true! Please know that I am so deeply grateful to each and every one of you.

My name is Cat, and besides being an artist I am also a yoga, meditation, & qi gong teacher + wilderness therapist + gardener & forager & herbalist + writer & music-lover & eternal student of life, living in the Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts, on ancestral Pocumtuc land.

You can find me on instagram @catween

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Some more info about the lunar cycle...

The new moon and winter are the times of greatest darkness in the lunar and solar cycles. The shadowed moon reflects no light, and the winter days are shorter as the sun’s presence wanes. This is a time for deep rest, stillness, introspection, receptivity, dreaming and visioning. It is a pause, an in-between-time, when the previous cycle has ended but the next has not yet begun. It is a good moment to set intentions for the coming cycle.

The energy of the waxing moon and springtime encourage rapid growth, opening to new beginnings, and increasing engagement with the outer world. Progress, productivity, creativity and attraction are supported at this time, as solar energy increases. It is an auspicious time to put plans into action, break ground on a new project, or cultivate new habits or behaviors.

The full moon and summertime is the culmination of the active, creative, expansive half of the lunar and seasonal cycles. Projects are supported in coming to fruition, intentions manifest more easily in reality, and creative energy is at its peak at this time.

The waning moon and autumn is aligned with grateful harvest of the fruits of our action, reflection on the passing cycle, and release of what is no longer helpful. The darkening moon and darkening days support winding down, turning inward, shedding, and letting go.

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