Cyclical Living Calendar - Expanded
- Do you desire a deeper awareness of, and connection to, the cycles occurring within and around you?
- Do you have all the tracking apps yet still forget the phases you're moving through, regularly missing or not taking full advantage of key energies and transits?
- Do you wish there were a tangible and engaging way to track the various cycles - seasonal, solar, lunar, and menstrual - all in one place?
Well, so did I, so I created this Cyclical Living Calendar!
As an AuDHDer, I strongly resonate with the adage "out of sight, out of mind", and while I have been practicing Cyclical Living for over a decade, I still struggle to maintain a consistent awareness of the phases I'm moving through, often missing out on opportunities during periods of expansion, and failing to take proper care of myself during periods of contraction. While there are various tracking apps that do support my general cycle awareness, being hidden away on my phone means that they are easily forgetten (despite prompting me with notifications).
What I needed was a physical all-in-one cycle tracker that I could see, touch, interact and engage with every day, so when I couldn't find one, I created one!
Designed to be printed and displayed where you can see and engage with it daily, it is my hope and intention that this Calendar enhances and supports your conscious awareness of, and personal alignment with, your unique cyclical experience.
There are 3 versions, the Simple, Expanded (this), and DIY Expanded, and at this stage, they are only applicable to those living in the Southern Hemisphere (Northern Hemisphere versions coming very soon!).
Delivered straight to your inbox in PDF file format upon purchasing, the Expanded Cyclical Living Calendar features:
- The Overarching Energies (Yang, Contracting, Yin, and Expanding)
- The 12 Zodiac Signs
- The 12 Months of the Year
- The Witches Wheel of the Year
- The Seasonal Cycle
- The Noongar Seasonal Calendar (Seasons native to Perth, WA)
- The Lunar Cycle
- The Menstrual Cycle
- The Solar Cycle
All versions of the Cyclical Living Calendar are divided into quadrants depicting the overarching energies of Yang, Contraction, Yin, and Expansion. This is the essential primordial cycle that brings life to the universe, mirrored by our earthly Seasonal, Lunar, Solar, and Menstrual cycles. As such, these earthly cycles can also be broken down into four key phases that correspond with one of the four energies, and they have been positioned on the Calendar so they fall within the quandrant of their corresponding energy.
For example, the Summer phase of the Seasonal Cycle, Full Moon phase of the Lunar Cycle, Ovulation phase of the Menstrual Cycle, and Midday phase of the Solar Cycle all fall within the Yang quadrant, meaning each of those phases embody Yang energy within the primordial cycle. (Note: The Zodiac Signs are positioned in relation to when they occur within the calendar year, not how they relate to these overarching energies).
Also included in the Expanded Calendar is the Witches Wheel of the Year, roughly aligning the eight seasonal Sabbats with where they occur in the calendar year, and their corresponding energies, and the Seasonal Calendar observed by the indigenous people of Perth, Western Australia, the Wadjuk Noongar. So, while the inclusion of Seasonal Celebrations and Native Seasons might appeal to you, this Calendar may not be relevant to where you are living. In that case, please see our DIY Expanded Calendar, where we have left these two extra rings blank, allowing you to add your own celebrations and native seasons!
As the Lunar, Menstrual and Solar Cycles occur multiple times throughout the calendar year, your indicators (if you are using it as a tracker) will need to be moved more frequently than the indicators for the months and seasons.
Instead of shifting your marker around a static image, our DIY Kit allows you to turn the cycles themselves into moving pieces that can simply be rotated as you progress through them so they remain aligned with where you're at in the calendar year, and you will always be able to see where you are in any cycle at a glance!
We use this method ourselves on our studio Calendar, and through active daily interaction and engagement, it has supported us in maintaining a consistent awareness of the phases we are moving through, the energies they embody, how they might be impacting us, and what we can do to better support ourselves.