moonblood
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From moon + blood, as the lunar cycle is traditionally linked to menstruation.
Noun
[edit]moonblood (uncountable)
- (feminist paganism) Menstrual blood.
- 1990, Diane Stein, Casting the circle: a women's book of ritual, page 72:
- When the menopausal woman was seen as holding her moonblood within her for greater power, menopause was not the trauma that modern society makes it today.
- 1991, Shekhinah Mountainwater, Ariadne's thread: a workbook of goddess magic, page 133:
- Bring some of your saved moonblood and make blood drawings […]
- 1998, Dorothy Morrison, Everyday magic: spells and rituals for modern living, page 214:
- Your smile soothed each cramp when my moonblood was nigh.
You promised relief when enough years passed by.
I bury this symbol in honor of You.
With my thanks for Your gift as I start life anew.