Journaling Prompts for Connecting to Selene
A reflection on my surgery, and a space for reflection. prompts for artistic expression to help you connect to the moon, the darkness, and their wisdom.
Four years ago I went to sleep and woke up forever altered. As I look at the tapestry of my life, I see how every threshold echoes something much older. I have learned to understand my own story by placing it inside myth. By connecting my experiences to stories from the collective, I find a way to hold what is too painful and too sacred for ordinary words.
Four years later, I write from Rhodes, still held by Selene, still learning what it means to carry an energetic womb in a transformed body. Through story, I am learning to integrate these changes and this liminal part of me – 40 and menopausal, a woman without a womb. Writing is part of my recovery, an embodied practice which requires witness. That’s why it’s published, accessible. Because once someone sees it, it moves. And once it moves, it makes space for something new to begin.
We heal through writing in the way we heal through other arts: painting and song, drama and dance. The Muses of Ancient Greece, nine sister goddesses who embodied and inspired arts, literature, and science, move through us when we create. They help us make beautiful things. They also connect us to one another through creative practice. They bring laughter and tears, and they unite us through what is most human — our capacity for creation and for feeling.
This is your invitation to feel today. To be human, if only just for a moment.
I’d like to invite anyone who’s exploring the hidden realms and the liminal, the ones who feel called by the moon and seen in the darkness, to consider some of these artistic expression prompts below. I don’t call them writing prompts because they’re not. They are a jumping off point to feeling. Ultimately, we’re humans, in these bodies, and we’ve been put here to feel. This is your invitation to feel today. To be human, if only just for a moment.
Connecting to the Moon & the Darkness
Gently explore the space between myth and lived experience. Consider these prompts in an artistic meditation. Pick your favorite medium: writing, painting, song, movement, or any other form you gravitate towards. Read the questions and allow space to feel into what comes up.
- What is one thing the moon has seen in you this month that you’re ready to acknowledge?
- What cycle are you in, and what does Selene’s light feel like in that phase?
- What does the moon witness in you that no one else sees? How can you honor that part of yourself?
- Which myth, archetype, or story feels most personal to you right now? What can it teach you about your own life?
I’d love to hear what came up for you now, or after you’ve had a chance to work with the prompts. Share any thoughts or insights in the comments below!
