Why the Moon?

Overnight Postpartum Doula in Maine (ME) & NH : A look into why I chose the name Mothering Moon.

I chose the name “Mothering Moon” to represent me because the moon is symbolic of feminine energy AND because maternal instinct and feminine know-how are the qualities of the Moon Goddess. 

The Moon rules the Fourth House, the House of home and family and the energy of Cancer, which is the Sign of nurturing and mothering.  Since parents nurture and shape one's being, the Fourth House can also be thought of as the House of the Mother, the Parent, or the Nurturer.

The Moon has been associated with the passive side of women, but the moon also exerts tremendous power as it controls the tides in the oceans and the cycles in women's bodies.  Women, however possess the most powerful force of all -- the ability to give birth.

At the very least - the moon throws a comforting night light all over the planet including on mothers and others nurturing babies in the middle of the night.