Around our house, birthdays are celebrated not only according to the Solar Gregorian calendar all of us are familiar with, but also in reference to a much more personal, Soli-Lunar calendar. With such a calendar orientation, we count the exact phase of the Moon at our birth as important. In fact, the phase of the Moon at our birth is considered of utmost significance as a symbol of the balanced unification of both our masculine (Solar) and our feminine (Lunar) natures.

The phase of the Moon at which one is born occurs within the first Moon cycle of one's life and is called one's lunation birthday. Tracking this birthday is relatively easy as it recurs every 29.5 days.

Also easy to track are the consecutive Moons of our life beginning with the Moon cycle of our birth as number one. And if we count each and every Moon cycle thereafter, in groups of 260, we open the door to a whole new dimension of calendar engagement. Read More...