A unique design created by us and thrown in the wild Yorkshire dales for us by Rachel who is based in the countryside of Settle.

The nettles for the glaze were picked when we went to help clear wildflower meadows on the haunting and wild Malham Tarn (This is the place that our business was named after). I really wanted to weave some of this plants magic energy from the Tarn (one of my most favourite plant allies) into our mugs somehow and using what many would call the weeds seemed like a wonderful idea. So we repurposed them, with permission of the custodians of the land.

FULL MOONS ARE NOURISHING, THE MOON WHO IS SYMBOLIC OF THE FEMININE, RECEIVES THE LIGHT OF THE SUN, SHINING IT BACK TO US WITH ILLUMINATION. WHEN THE MOON IS FULL, IT’S STRONG GRAVITATIONAL PULL ON THE EARTH MAKES FOR A CREATIVE PEAK IN ENERGY AND FOR SOME INCREDIBLY POWERFUL INTUITIVE BREAKTHROUGHS. IT’S A TIME TO REFLECT ON ALL YOU HAVE BEEN GROWING AND WORKING ON DURING THE WAXING PHASE.

GET OUTSIDE AT NIGHT WITH THIS MUG FULL OF HEALING HERBAL TEA AND LET THE LIGHT OF THE MOON SHINE UPON YOU. LET HER LIGHT NOURISH YOUR SOUL AS YOU CELEBRATE ALL YOU HAVE ACHIEVED.

THIS FULL MOON MUG HAS BEEN CREATED USING LIGHT STONEWARE CLAY, CLEAR QUARTZ CRYSTAL AND GLAZED WITH HAND HARVESTED DRIED STINGING NETTLE AND HAND STAMPED WITH A FULL MOON DESIGN.

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 STINGING NETTLE WAS CHOSEN BECAUSE IT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A RICH GREEN ENERGY, NATURES TRUE COLOUR, IT IS ALSO BELIEVED TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DEEPLY NOURISH AND BOOST THE BODY.

IT’S WARMING STING REMINDS US TO SIT UP AND PAY ATTENTION.

NETTLES ARE KNOWN FOR STRENGTH, CLEANSING, PURIFICATION AND GROWTH. PERFECT FOR THIS PHASE OF THE MOON, YOUR SEEDS HAVE GROWN AND ALL THAT HARD WORK GROWING MEANS WE NEED TO FEED OUR BODIES BACK TO HEALTH AND GIVE THANKS FOR ALL WE HAVE ACHIEVED AND RECEIVED.

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. THESE MUGS HAVE BEEN FORGED AND KILN FIRED ONLY A FEW MILES FROM THE TARN BY NATURE LOVING POTTER and Friend RACHEL WHO IS THE 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 HOPE THEY BRING YOU HAPPINESS AND JOY.

This Full moon mug also comes with one of our fresh Full moon tea blends in an eco pouch. This tea is a beautiful blend of organic Cornish grown apple mint, bay leaf, real cinnamon bark, mugwort, nettle, pine needles and red rose. Head over to our teas to read more about this delicious and magical blend.

The mug also comes with a scroll explaining all about how this mug was created and a little on moon rituals.

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

***PLEASE ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME FOR SHIPPING ON POTTERY ITEMS***