Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Your power lies in the rhythm of your menstrual cycle. Connect with your body on a deeper level to find healing, balance and wholeness.

The menstrual cycle is a vital and vitalizing system in the female body, yet our understanding of and respect for this process is both limited and distorted. Few women really know about the physiology of their cycle, and many do not see it as an integral part of their health and wellbeing, let alone as a potential guide to emotional and spiritual empowerment.

Wild Power tells a radical new story about feminine power. It reveals:

· Your inner architecture and the path to power that is encoded in your body
· How to tune in to the rhythm and changes of your menstrual cycle to realize the fullness and beauty of your authority
· Three 'maps' to guide you through the energies, tasks and challenges presented as you journey through each cycle
· How to work with your Inner Seasons to pace your energy, calm your nervous system and gain insight into your overall wellbeing
· How to work with your cycle to channel spiritual forces, affirm your expression in the world and achieve a deep sense of belonging

Written with humour, tenderness and practicality, and packed with women's stories and quotes throughout, Wild Power will restore women to wholeness and reinstate the full majesty and grace of the Feminine.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Welcome (p. xiii)
• A Vision to Hold (p. xxi)
• Invitation to the Journey (p. xxv)
• Who Is This Book for? (p. xxix)
• Part I The Feminine Way
• Chapter 1 The Wild Power Revolution (p. 3)
• The missing piece (p. 4)
• Laying the groundwork (p. 5)
• Learning to love your cycle (p. 7)
• Learning menstrual cycle awareness (MCA) (p. 9)
• MCA: the basics (p. 10)
• Influences on your cycle (p. 12)
• There's no 'perfect cycle' (p. 15)
• Chapter 2 Discovering Your Wild Power (p. 19)
• What is Wild Power? (p. 19)
• The birthings - gateways of initiation (p. 20)
• Unmasking power (p. 25)
• The power of the Feminine (p. 26)
• Part II Three Inner Maps for Your Initiatory Journey
• Chapter 3 The Two Vias (p. 31)
• Introducing the map of The Two Vias (p. 31)
• What are The Two Vias? (p. 34)
• The two poles of the menstrual cycle (p. 35)
• A change in gear (p. 38)
• Armouring (p. 40)
• The Two Vias in depth (p. 44)
• The via positiva (p. 45)
• The via negativa (p. 45)
• How the vias support your initiatory process (p. 47)
• Chapter 4 The Inner Seasons (p. 51)
• Introducing the map of The Inner Seasons (p. 51)
• What are The Inner Seasons? (p. 54)
• The Inner Seasons in depth (p. 57)
• Inner winter (menstruation) (p. 57)
• Inner spring (pre-ovulation) (p. 68)
• Inner summer (ovulation) (p. 74)
• Inner autumn (premenstruum) (p. 83)
• Getting to know your crossover days (p. 100)
• The crossover days in depth (p. 101)
• Menstrual to preovulatory phase (day 5/6) (p. 102)
• Preovulatory to ovulatory phase (day 11/12) (p. 103)
• Ovulatory to premenstrual phase (day 19/20) (p. 105)
• Premenstrual to menstrual phase (day 27/28) (p. 106)
• Chapter 5 The Five Chambers of Menstruation (p. 109)
• Introducing the map of The Five Chambers (p. 109)
• What are The Five Chambers? (p. 110)
• The breadcrumb trail to your inner temple (p. 114)
• The 'call' to the temple (p. 117)
• The Five Chambers in depth (p. 120)
• Chamber 1 Separation (p. 120)
• Chamber 2 Surrender (p. 126)
• Chamber 3 Renewal (p. 132)
• Chamber 4 Visioning (p. 137)
• Chamber 5 Clarity and Direction (p. 140)
• The Big Bleed (p. 145)
• Part III Meet, Manage and Live Your Wild Power
• Chapter 6 The Sacred Role of Your Inner Critic (p. 151)
• A healthy dose of kindness (p. 152)
• The critic's role in the initiatory journey (p. 153)
• Returning your critic to its natural borne (p. 157)
• The Great Awakener (p. 158)
• Learning to pick up the gauntlet (p. 161)
• Dealing with a critic invasion (p. 164)
• Guidelines for handling your critic (p. 165)
• Chapter 7 The Holy Grail (p. 169)
• Guardian of the Grail (p. 170)
• Honouring the rage (p. 171)
• Entering the Grail with your partner (p. 173)
• Chapter 8 Menstrual Cycle Awareness (MCA) (p. 181)
• MCA: our original spiritual practice (p. 182)
• MCA: the full box and dice (p. 184)
• Learning to pace yourself (p. 193)
• Creative timing (p. 194)
• MCA for those without a cycle (p. 195)
• 'Menstrual trauma' (p. 196)
• Interruptions, disturbances and .symptoms (p. 199)
• Four psycho-spiritual foundations for healing (p. 201)
• Chapter 9 How the F*ck Do We Live Our Cycle in a Non-cyclical World? (p. 205)
• 'Undercover agents' for changing your world (p. 206)
• Don't go it alone: call on your allies (p. 207)
• Plant the menstruality meme (p. 211)
• The 1 per cent shift (p. 212)
• Deep listening (p. 214)
• 'Holding the tension' (p. 215)
• Doing nothing (p. 219)
• Forming a listening partnership (p. 220)
• The Bleed on It method (p. 223)
• Epilogue: Love Your Cycle - and Change the World (p. 227)
• The stages of your Wild Power (p. 228)
• The world needs your Wild Power (p. 229)
• The end and a new beginning (p. 232)
• References (p. 235)
• Resources (p. 237)
• Acknowledgements (p. 239)
• About the Authors (p. 243)