moonblood en · NOUN
Etymology
From moon + blood, as the lunar cycle is traditionally linked to menstruation.
Meanings
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(qualifier:feminist paganism, uncountable) Menstrual blood.
When the menopausal woman was seen as holding her moonblood within her for greater power, menopause was not the trauma that modern society makes it today.
1990, Diane Stein, Casting the circle: a women's book of ritual, page 72:Your smile soothed each cramp when my moonblood was nigh. You promised relief when enough years passed by. I bury this symbol in honor of You. With my thanks for Your gift as I start life anew.
1998, Dorothy Morrison, Everyday magic: spells and rituals for modern living, page 214:Bring some of your saved moonblood and make blood drawings […]
1991, Shekhinah Mountainwater, Ariadne's thread: a workbook of goddess magic, page 133: