Why the moon?

Since the earliest days of human life, the moon has been our oldest clock. Long before calendars and clocks, people measured time by her waxing and waning light.

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Farmers sowed their seeds and gathered their harvests according to her phases.

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Women marked the rhythm of their own bodies against her twenty-eight-day cycle, and in many cultures the moon was revered as a goddess of fertility, birth, and renewal.

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The pull of the moon shapes the tides, guiding fishers and coastal dwellers, while oysters and other sea creatures still open and close in time with her light.

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Storytellers and poets wove myths around her changing face, seeing in her both constancy and change.

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Across the world, rituals, festivals, and daily lives have been attuned to her rhythm, making the moon not only a celestial body but a companion in the shaping of culture, survival, and spirit.