Book Description
From the very earliest time, people have watched the moon's mysterious and fascinating nocturnal sky show with amazement and intrigue. Even in today's modern, busy world there are many of us who have taken a step back, looked upward, and wondered: What is it made of? How was it formed? What does it look like up close? In The Moon Watcher's Companion, urban shaman, writer, and teacher Donna Henes enlivens the imaginations of those who have contemplated the moon by providing poems, drawings, stories, ancient wisdom, and scientific findings from a diverse blend of people and cultures throughout the world. Bringing together a wide range of writings about the moon, from Mother Goose to Joseph Campbell, Galileo to Audre Lorde, Sappho to Black Elk, as well as providing a comprehensive encyclopedia of lunar terminology, a timeline of lunar explorations, and three sections that detail the moon's faces, phases, and known facts, author Hene has created a fascinating compendium of lunar science, myth, folklore, poetry, curious facts, and old wives' wisdom culled from cultures throughout the ages.


About the Author
DONNA HENES, urban shaman, is a contemporary ceremonialist and the author of The Queen of My Self and Celestially Auspicious Occasions. She and her annual vernal equinox celebrations have been profiled in The New York Times, The New Yorker, USA Today, and many other media outlets. Mama Donna, as she is affectionately known, has offered lectures, workshops, circles, and celebrations worldwide for thirty years. She lives in Exotic Brooklyn, New York.

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