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The moon is rising huge and silver in the sky this evening – full and bright! We are pushed and pulled along by the moon, just like the ocean – we are seventy percent water, are we not? The whole of humanity in the fullness of its gender spectrum respond to this primal pull.

As someone with an active uterus, the pull of the moon can also cause my period to start with a fanfare of pain and exhaustion. As I write this, I am having one hell of a moon time…pain, anxiety, bad moods, and a lack of vital energy. Whenever I find myself laying on a heating pad and sobbing for no reason into a pillow, I know it is time for a cup of tea and a little self-maintenance.

Looking down into my favorite teapot.

Moontime Tea Blend

Into a big old jar (or a teapot) goes the following:

1 part raspberry leaf

1/4 part nettles

1/4 part oatstraw

1/4 part chamomile

1/8 part motherwort

1/2 tsp of ground vitex seeds

sometimes a bit of mint, if I need to relieve an upset or gassy stomach.

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If you need a cup right away, put some of that blend into a tea infuser (or an awesome teapot like the one pictured above with a strainer built in). Cover the herbs with hot water from the kettle and cover your cup. Let it steep for ten minutes, and if you wish, you can add a little honey to it before you drink.

This method of tea brewing is known as an infusion, and this is a rather short infusion. The longer you let it steep, the more effective it will be for this blend, and so I plan ahead.

Every night of my moontime (and the week leading up to it if I remember), I take a big mason jar with a lid and add these herbs to it, a small handful being “1 part” in the recipe above. I pour the steaming water from the kettle over the herbs, cover the jar with a lid, and let the whole thing steep overnight. The next morning, I simply strain the tea into a new jar to carry around and drink throughout the day.

I find this tea blend to be quite helpful! But now, lovies, I’m spent. I’ve had wine, and chocolate, and now tea and bed are on the docket.