The Sacred Cycles Journal Diary – June 14, 2022

I almost never write a review. But this little booklet with amazing drawings, unique information and insights, a very well organized part as a diary is magical! Way too much more than I thought. I bought this for my daughter. She might have her period any day. But while I’m going through it, I wonder how interesting and new are these information to myself. Thank youuuuu!

Loving this book! As a period coach, my heart and womb overflow with happiness that this is available to women everywhere. Simple and beautiful, it is my new tracking assistant. Now, to get the card deck!

For those new to cycle tracking, this is a good guide to help you on the way.It gives you a designated area to track your bleed and a sliver of space on each day to note a few additional things (be they symptoms, mood, or whatever). It also has space for you to fill in the blank regarding that month's cycle overall, a full page for you to reflect on your cycle for the month, and a full page with a journal prompt for each month.In addition to this tracking, it offers a bit of information about cycle tracking and cycles in general, a few bleed-time rituals (some more appealing than others), and a few oracle spreads (meant to be used with their "Sacred Cycles Oracle" deck, I assume, but could probably be used with any deck).The journal itself also appears to be 100% recyclable, which is obviously fantastic. And since it's undated, you can start it at whatever point of the year you purchase it and not feel like you've lost value for the months you missed.That said, if you used their previous version from 2021 or earlier, you might find this journal a bit of a let down. There's not much space for tracking daily symptoms like body temperature, cramps, etc. While the old Cycles Journal had a planner-type layout with plenty of room each day to track cycle, mental state, sleep, diet, and extra, this gives a single page to track flow and related symptoms. The other three pages for the month are dedicated to reflection.The flow tracker itself uses a circular "slice-of-pie" type design, with each "slice" numbered 1-31 and featuring a droplet which you fill in to indicate flow. This style offers you a very small amount of room (especially on the days closest to the edge of the page, which give you about 1.5" of writing space) to note any symptoms you may have. I personally find it almost impossible to use to track what I need to for my cycle.The symptom/emotion/habit trackers from the old version were left out of this version, likely to reduce page count and, therefore, price. Personally, I would much rather have paid more for the extra pages than sacrifice such a useful tool.Because this journal is undated, we also lose the daily moon phases that were printed in the old version. While this journal does include an appendix with the New Moon and Full Moon dates from 2022 through 2024, it was much more convenient to look at a glance and see everything there on the page.Overall, I would recommend this journal for someone just getting into cycle tracking, or who just wants their basic tracking needs met with a few ritual-type extras. If you've been tracking for a while, or are looking for a more comprehensive and holistic tracker that includes things like mental health, diet, exercise, and other factors that may impact your cycle, this journal may fall short.

This is such a beautiful journal, from the sacred cycle divination tips and oracle spreads to the journal prompts… it’s such a great way to reconnect with your cycle!I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is wanting to connect and harness their divine feminine energy through tracking and bringing more introspection to their cycle by utilising this journal :-)

I did want a bit more from This book. I won't use it as a journal as I have a separate book for that. I just wanted more by way of rituals and those special ways of connecting to the cycle. I wouldn't recommend this as a stand a lone for cycle awareness, it's vital to read Wild Power and Period Power beforehand I think but this is a nice supplement for those on a spiritual or witchy path. The illustrations are lovely and inspiring and the overall book is inspirational, I just expected more.