This mug has been carefully handcrafted in a near by town called Settle in the Yorkshire Dales.

Designed by us and brought to life in the hands of our amazing potter and friend “Rachel in the Dales pottery” using real hand harvested plants in the glaze from Malham Tarn itself, the magical wild place that our shop is named after.

BEFORE THE NEW MOON, THE SKY GROWS VELVETY AND DEEP, IT IS THE NIGHT OF THE DARK MOON. THE DARK MOON IS THE GATEKEEPER BETWEEN THE WAKING WORLD, AND THE RICH, FERTILE LAND OF INNER TRANSFORMATION.

IT IS A TIME TO DIG DEEP TO TO WHERE OUR UNLOVED, UNHEALED, AND UNACKNOWLEDGED PARTS SILENTLY WAIT, ANSWERING THE CALL OF OUR SHADOWY SIDE HELPS US TO SHOW UP BIGGER AND BRIGHTER IN THE WORLD. LAY DOWN YOUR HURTS WITH THE DARK MOON AS IT’S TIME TO ROOT DOWN, BE STILL AND RELEASE ANY UNWANTED BURDENS SO YOU CAN PLANT THE NEW SEEDS TO GROW WITH THE WAXING MOON.

THIS DARK MOON MUG HAS BEEN CREATED USING DARK STONEWARE CLAY AND GLAZED WITH A MIXTURE OF CLEAR QUARTZ CRYSTAL AND HAND HARVESTED DRIED SPEAR THISTLE. CLEAR QUARTZ IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND

PURE, IT AMPLIFIES THE BODIES ENERGY AND THOUGHTS AS WELL AS IMPROVING MEDITATION, HEALING AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH WE FELT WOULD ENHANCE YOUR TEA RITUAL.

IT IS SAID THAT CLEAR QUARTZ HARNESSES THE ENERGY OF THE STARS AND TRANSPORTS IT TO OUR SOULS, THIS IS PART OF THE REASON WHY WE CHOSE THIS CRYSTAL, THE STARS SHINE SO BRIGHT AND CLEAR ON MALHAM TARN AND WE WANTED TO ADD THIS INTO THE DESIGN AS YOU CANNOT HAVE THE MOON WITHOUT THE STARS.

THE SPEAR THISTLE WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH UNTIDINESS WHICH WE FELT REPRESENTED THE MESS IN OUR MINDS THAT WE NEEDS TO BE SORTED THOUGH AT THIS POINT IN THE MOON CYCLE.

THIS PLANTS ABILITY TO SHED MANY STRONG SEEDS AND PUT DOWN GOOD ROOTS ALSO MAKES IT PERFECT FOR THIS OFFERING. THISTLES ARE KNOWN FOR PURIFICATION AND FLOW.

WE HAVE CREATED THESE EARTH VESSELS TO SIP OUR MAGICAL TEAS + TISANES FROM, OUR CLOSE CONNECTION TO THE MAGIC OF OUR RICH AND ANCIENT MALHAM TARN IN THE YORKSHIRE DALES, HAS INSPIRED ALL OF OUR TEAS AND OFFERINGS FROM THE START, BUT FOR THESE SPECIAL MUGS WE HAVE EMBEDDED SOME OF THE TARNS VERY OWN PLANT LIFE TO REALLY CAPTURE THE ENERGY OF THIS PLACE. IN MALHAM TARNS WILD FLOWER MEADOWS, WE HAND HARVESTED THISTLES AND NETTLES TO CREATE THE GLAZES FOR THESE MUGS AND IN DOING SO HELPED BY CLEARING THESE UNWANTED “WEEDS” TO MAKE WAY FOR THE MORE FAVOURED WILD FLOWERS THAT BETTER SUPPORT THE WILDLIFE AND INSECTS UP THERE.THE MUGS HAVE BEEN FORGED AND FIRED IN A KILN ONLY A FEW MILES FROM THE TARN BY NATURE LOVING POTTER, RACHEL WHO IS FONDLY KNOWN AS “RACHEL IN THE DALES POTTERY”.

THESE MUGS HAVE BEEN CREATED FROM START TO FINISH WITH GREAT INTENTION, THOUGHTS AND CARE FROM BOTH OF US.

THE MOON AND MOON RITUAL

THERE IS TREMENDOUS POWER IN HARNESSING THE ENERGY AND RHYTHMICITY OF THE MOON.WHEN YOU ALIGN WITH THESE PHASES, YOU CAN WORK WITH NATURAL FORCES TO CLARIFY AND CONTINUALLY REFINE WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL INTO YOUR LIFE UNTIL IT COMES TO FRUITION. OVERTIME, WHEN YOU COMMIT TO LEARNING HOW TO

MANIFEST WITH THE MOON, IN ALL HER PHASES, YOU ULTIMATELY LIVE MORE IN SYNC WITH YOUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

TUNING INTO THE PHASES OF THE MOON PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK TO TURN TO OVER AND OVER AGAIN. AND IT CAN EMPOWER YOU TO FIND PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING IN THE UNFOLDING OF OUR LIVES.ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO CONNECT WITH THE MOON IS WITH A MOON RITUAL AND THIS IS WHY WE HAVE CREATED SOME TOOLS AND OFFERINGS TO HELP YOU WITH THESE RITUALS.

TODAY, MOON RITUAL CARRIES JUST AS MUCH SACREDNESS AND BRINGS A BEAUTIFULLY PRIMAL PRACTICE INTO THE MODERN WORLD. IT’S SOMETHING WE DESPERATELY NEED IN OUR ALWAYS ON THE GO WAY OF LIFE, AND WHEN LIFE ITSELF IS OFTEN FILLED WITH CHALLENGES, HEARTBREAK AND STRESS.

THE BEAUTIFUL THING ABOUT RITUALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE RELATED TO THE MOON, IS THAT THEY INVITE YOU TO GET QUIET. THEY ASK YOU TO PLANT SEEDS OF INTENTION, AND BE ONE WITH THE ENERGY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT. FREE FROM DISTRACTIONS. TO LEARN MORE ON HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN MOON RITUAL YOU CAN INVEST IN A BOOK OR LOOK ONLINE TO SEE HOW YOU WANT TO SHAPE IT TO FIT YOUR TIME SCALE AND NEEDS.

WE HOPE YOU CAN FEEL THE ENERGY FROM THESE MUGS AS YOU SIP FROM THEM, FEEL FREE TO USE THEM ANY TIME OR SAVE THEM FOR RITUAL USE ONLY, WE ONLY HOPE THEY BRING YOU HAPPINESS AND JOY.

The mugs come with a eco pouch of our deep spiced forest Fruit Dark Moon Tea, it’s organic and hand blended here in the Yorkshire Dales, the ingredients and healing properties can be found on our shop under dark moon tea which can also be bought separately.

All mugs come with a scroll explaining in detail all about the mug and how it was made and includes a little on moon rituals.

We hope you love this mug as much as we do and that it brings so much joy to you when you use it.

All these mugs are totally unique due to them being handcrafted pottery but also because the firing process can bring out amazing colour variations on the clay and glaze, it is defiantly part of their charm.

:: The mugs are all handcrafted and use two different kilns that can create lots of variables, so sizes + glazes etc are sometimes slightly different to the picture. We hope that you will celebrate this like we do as handcrafted, unique, natural craftwork ::

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