Events & Lunation Protocol
We use moon phases as a natural sprint timer and seasonal milestones to plan, build, and share together.
Liminal Village, Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy — and online
Next Gathering
🌱 Spring Equinox 2026
Community gathering to mark the start of the growing season. We'll review what was done over winter, kick off spring projects, and plan the season ahead.
- • Seed exchange and garden planning
- • Spring project kickoffs
- • Winter review — what worked, what didn't
- • Setting goals for the growing season
- • Shared meal with seasonal ingredients
Current Moon Phase
As of March 2026 — we're in the waning phase, heading toward the next New Moon.
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Waning Gibbous
Last Full Moon: March 3
Reflecting phase — reviewing and wrapping up
Full Mooners are wrapping up and preparing to hand off at the New Moon on March 19.
New Mooners are reflecting and getting ready to kick off the next cycle.
15 days until next lunation starts
What is the Lunation Protocol?
The Lunation Protocol is how we coordinate monthly work cycles using the moon as a natural timer. A lunar month (~29.5 days) gives us a visible progress indicator in the sky — from New Moon (kickoff, planning) through Full Moon (review, share results) and back.
Instead of arbitrary sprints, we follow a rhythm that balances building and reflecting. Each half-month is a focused work period, and the moon phases mark natural checkpoints that everyone can see.
How the Two Teams Work
Two Teams, One Cycle
Complementary half-month sprints that deliver to each other
Participants choose whether they work as "New Mooners" or "Full Mooners". Each team runs a ~2-week sprint, then hands off their work to the other team. This means there's always one team building and one team reflecting — and every two weeks, they swap.
You can switch teams at any time. The point isn't rigid division — it's making sure action and rest happen in rhythm, and that each team is literally working for the benefit of the other.
Kick off their sprint at the New Moon — planning, building, creating. They deliver results at the Full Moon for the other team to use, test, and build on.
Sprint:
New Moon → Build → Full Moon (deliver) → Rest & reflect
Kick off their sprint at the Full Moon — picking up what New Mooners delivered, plus their own projects. They deliver at the New Moon, completing the loop.
Sprint:
Full Moon → Build → New Moon (deliver) → Rest & reflect
At each half-moon (quarter moon), the two teams do a handoff. What one team built gets passed to the other for review, use, or continuation. This is the integration point — where work gets tested by fresh eyes.
The result: continuous delivery every ~2 weeks, with built-in rest periods. No burnout treadmill, no arbitrary deadlines — just a natural rhythm you can see in the sky.
2026 Lunation Calendar
Key dates for the year — New Moons (sprint starts), Full Moons (reviews), and seasonal gatherings.
🌱 Spring Equinox — Mar 20
☀️ Summer Solstice — Jun 21
🍂 Autumn Equinox — Sep 23
❄️ Winter Solstice — Dec 21
2026 Seasonal Gatherings
Four in-person gatherings at Liminal Village, one per season. These are practical milestones — we meet to plan, build, review, and share a meal together.
Seasonal gatherings — where community comes together
Launch new projects, seed exchange, garden planning, spring kickoff. Review what was done over winter and set goals for the growing season.
↑ NEXT EVENT
Mid-year project showcase, first harvest celebration, open day for visitors. Community feast with food from the garden.
Project reviews, harvest processing and preservation, knowledge sharing sessions. Planning for the winter period.
Year-end review, storytelling, planning next year's projects. Community dinner and longest-night gathering.
Join the Next Cycle
Whether you want to join a lunation sprint, attend the Spring Equinox gathering, or participate online — sign up to stay in the loop.