A Poem for Nectar of the Moon Pose

"I feel the nectar of the moon pour down from the dark sky as if I could taste it, as if I could finally drink the milk of the mother I longed to have." -- from Nectar of the Moon Pose Corie Feiner

If the sun is our fire, then the moon is our soul. Seek the moon and you will find your poetry, your peace, your nourishment, your light.

Over twenty years ago, a shaman showed up in my life and took me with her on her spiritual journeys where I saw that although I had been seeking love most of my life from scads of boyfriends and lovers, that I had not ever fully loved them. I was using them to give me the love I did not have for myself. This love is the essence of the moon. Motherly, tender, giving, accepting. Flawed, soft, and beautiful.

If you find yourself unable to “find” love, I say, as a woman who has embraced the archetype of the mother, to check and make sure you are allowing yourself to receive love fully with integrity, vulnerability, and safety. Often, it can start with a simple, “thank you” to yourself for the small things… and then the rest of the journey, if you have the intention to do so, is yours

My poem, “Nectar of the Moon Pose” strives to honor the essence of t…