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Magie du cycle féminin by Sjanie Hugo Wurlitzer, Alexandra Pope

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maethereader's review against another edition

I skipped around and read parts of this book that were relevant to me at the time. I like it, I hope to come back to it one day and read the whole thing.

maireador20's review against another edition

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1.0

The importance and power of tracking your menstrual cycle is something I am so glad to see being discussed more widely but this book really missed the mark for me. Highly repetitive and far too focused on the idea of the process of menstruation being spiritual almost to the point of magic it failed to resonant with me at all. There are some practical tips and it is very encouraging and supportive in tone which is nice but overall I was very disappointed and couldn't imagine recommending this to anyone I know.

hollypatience's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective

4.5

jkelle12's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

4.0

lmrewis's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm a fertility awarenes educator, and I read this book because it is extremely popular in the community. The level of spirituality in this book is just a different side of the same coin of religion. The "masculine" and "feminine" theories in here feel reductive. The book is very "woo." They address people who have menstrual cycle struggles almost condescendingly with questions that suggest it could be in your head. Overall, very disappointing read. I'll admit I'm not their audience since I consider myself secular and not spiritual.

It is valuable to track your moods with your cycle and your symptoms. I think you can chart for health reasons without this book though. A solid fertility awareness class and a supportive community can fill that gap.