Dr. Christiane Northrup Healing Wisdom for Women, December 2002
Before signing off this month, I'd like to introduce you to what I consider one of the finest ways to bring lunar energy into your life that I've found yet. It's called the Lunaria Day Journal, and it's a small weekly planner, sketchbook, and journal for either men or women that makes it really easy to track the phases of the moon along with your daily activities.
    The journal was created by fine artists Vicki McDonald Leppek and Gail Sand, both of Colorado. The images used are evocative and stunning. All are in the public domain and many come from rare books - they're a visual feast in themselves. This journal (and wall calendar) are the perfect way to begin your new year and strengthen your intuitive wisdom in the process.      ... What a great stocking stuffer or gift idea!

Dr. Christiane Northrup's Empowering Women's Wisdom website www.drnorthrup.com
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The Lunaria Lunar Almanac and Day Journal are just wonderful—full of so many delights. And the artwork is just perfect. What a perfect way for women to chart their insights and cycles simultaneously!  

Natural Beauty & Health Magazine  Jan 2003 
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Whether or not you have already purchased your calendar for this year, you should take a look at this enchanting astrological and astronomical lunar calendar. Using the phases of the moon has always been nature's way of keeping track of the cycles of time, as our inner spirits and outer bodies will agree, whether or not our westernized intellects do. Divided into thirteen moons rather than the twelve months, this calendar makes it easier to reconnect to the seasons of the earth and sky. Every page graphically marks the phases of the moon and includes seasonal poetry, folklore and artwork along with the necessities of a traditional calendar. Fun, simple and easy to use, this calendar is also printed on recycled paper using vegetable inks. Beautiful!

Stephen Clearheart Johnson, Managing Editor  The Healing Path magazine, Nov/Dec 2002
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Working in Westminster, Colorado, artist Vicki McDonald Leppek and Gail Sand at Friday Press created two marvelous companions that make perfect gifts! Start each month with a new moon, and stay in tune with the world’s first calendar, the moon. The 2003 Lunaria Lunar Almanac ($12.95) is packed with details of the moon phase, times of sunset or sunrise (on Mountain Standard Time), eclipses, planetary aspects and more! As a companion piece, the Lunaria Day Journal ($16.95) includes all this information plus room for appointment notes and daily journaling.

Village Witchcraft Shoppe, December 2002
Thank you for the fast shipment. I must admit that I was stunned when I looked at the journal and calendar. The quality of the printing, binding and content is outstanding... Our intent is to offer items that are of high quality, unique and hard to find. Your calendar and journal certainly fulfills that mission for us. These are intelligent pieces that offer an abundance of information.  I am proud to have Friday Press' products in our shoppe. And thanks, also, for the additional promotional products. Friday Press has won my heart and loyalty.

Lauren Foster-MacLeod  The Blessed Bee newsletter, Winter 2002-2003
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These two items - the Almanac wall calendar and the handy spiral-bound Day Journal - are both attractive, while sharing a different approach to the common 12-month format of most yearly calendars. The creators have used "moons" rather than "months", and each calendar page states which moon and date it encompasses; such as "Second Moon - February 1 thru March 1."  As 2003 starts off with January 1 being a new moon, everything seems pretty regular until the Sixth Moon, where the moons no longer coincide with the months. There are in total thirteen moons in this year-long calendar, starting January 1, and ending on January 20 2004.
    Both the Almanac and the Day Journal contain lots of black and white illustrations, poetry and lore gleaned, for the most part, from old sources. Moonly themes include love, unicorns, the moon (of course), cats and banshees. The Almanac wall calendar has room to write down appointments, while still leaving room for the moon stats and phase for each day. As the times given are in Mountain Standard/Daylight time, there is - at the back of the calendar - information on how to adjust to your local time, as well as more keys to using the calendar.  The Day Journal is sturdy and attractive, a handy size that will easily pop in a handbag or backpack, and has plenty of room to write down appointments, make notes, and even sketch pictures!
    I look forward to using the calendar and the day journal together, in order to explore how aligning my life to the moon cycles will affect my outlook.

Summer Woodsong Connections magazine, Fall 2001
My favorite this year wasn't a wall calendar at all, but a smaller daytimer sort of affair by Friday Press. You may be familiar with their still excellent hanging wall Moon Calendar, but this year Friday Press is also offering a portable journal. 8.5 x 5.5" it slips easily into a purse or briefcase. Lunaria is a calendar arranged as were the first calendars, by the cycles of the moon. Both the journal version and its larger cousin have a full section in the back explaining its layout and uses, and some of the mythology and lore associated with the days of the week, and the solar holidays that are common to those of the Earth-centered spiritual paths.
    Her calendars also supply a great deal of detail on Luna and her phases, including both general science data such as why the moon is full or new, and some of the psychological aspects of each phase.
    Lunaria begins with the First Moon which is December 14 - January 12 (2002) and completes the cycle with the 13th Moon which is December 4 - January 2, 2003. The reason I have chosen her Lunaria Day Journal 2002 and weekly planner as my favorite, had largely to do with layout of each week, the charming introductory comments and the general design. But the overwhelming feature was that each week is laid out on the left with plenty of blank space on the right page for notes, journal entries and sketches. I never seem to have enough room in a date book for notes, and they bristle with post-its and tucked pieces of paper. This answers all my needs.

Amazon Reviews:
Lunar Education February 14, 2008
What a great way to learn about & study the moon and its effect on our lives. This is the 4th year I am using this calendar and it is really part of my daily life. I've also used the pocket calendar (last year I had both) which was great but it took up too much room in my purse. The wall calendar hangs in my kitchen and I check it regularly to see which constellation the moon currently passing through. It has helped me pay attention to my responses regarding the positon of the moon and thereby has increased my sensitivity to effects of the varying positions. I've come to realize more & more how connected we are to everything that happens in the universe and this in one of my favorite tools to feel that connectedness!

More than a simple calendar February 8, 2008
I'm learning so much more from this lunar almanac than I ever expected. It helped me find the perfect day for my wedding!

A True Lunar Calendar October 29, 2007
Have purchased this calendar for several years now. It is not your typical calendar. The new moon is the beginning of the "month." It certainly helps in aligning with the rhythms of time according to the moon. Wouldn't miss it.