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Rethinking and reimagining the calendar is a daunting task but can be rewarding when it flows more freely with one’s beliefs about time and the rhythms of life. This wildly wondrous exploration of time is rooted in ancient customs and traditions that invoke astronomy, astrology, and mythology. Marin seeks to bend and mold the construct of time to a bold lunar-based calendar, which is explained in full detail through thirteen lunations. These lunations are informed by ancient days and peoples and the old ways of viewing the world through metaphors, poetry, stories, and myth. The result is a fascinating compilation of ancient wisdom—and modern application of that wisdom—to clock the earth’s journey around the sun with eyes and heart turned in devotion to the moon as guide and organizer.
Wise and expansive, this book delves into the author’s life and experiences and revels in the insight gleaned through reflection and connection to the natural world, to history, and ultimately to the tracking of time. Marin inspires a different approach to calendar keeping and seeks a new awareness and understanding of the history associated with the traditional calendar as a way to move forward into other possibilities. The result is rich with complexity and warmth as Marin tells personal stories and recounts history with accessibility and nimble prose. This celebration of time is centered fully on the moon as a marker and probes the mysteries that have mystified people for eons. Written with ambitious hopes, Marin's book illuminates an ancient calendar that can bring people more closely in sync with the natural world and its cycles.