Vael Journal

VAEL — A PRIVATE JOURNAL IN RHYTHM WITH NATURE
Vael is a private, date-centered journal for living by the cycles you keep. Instead of lists, streaks, or dashboards, Vael is built around time itself: a continuous wheel of the year with the moon and seasonal markers always in view.

Vael is designed to be calm, private, and low-friction. A space to write, notice, and return. Core journaling and the full Almanac remain available without Premium.

THE ALMANAC — YOUR KEPT BOOK OF SEASONS
At the heart of Vael is the Almanac: the reflective companion to your journal. Where the Journal is your raw, day-by-day record, the Almanac is that same life arranged by the cycles you live by — your seasons and your moons, kept as chapters.

This Chapter locates you in your current season and moon, recalling the matching moment you've returned to before.
Earlier Chapters are sealed as each season closes — a quiet, past-tense reflection you can return to, never revised.
A gentle timeline traces each chapter's moons, the rhythm of your writing, and the warmth of its mood — facts only, never charts, never advice.

The Almanac never infers cause or meaning from your journal. It tells you what is true about a season and leaves the conclusions to you.

THE JOURNAL — A FORM FOR EVERY ENTRY
Fully customize how you capture your thoughts, dreams, gratitudes, meditations, spells & rituals, tarot readings, and prayers. Each entry is tied to a day, so you see not just what you wrote, but under which moon and season.

Your data is stored on-device by default. There are no accounts, no subscription, no tracking, and no external servers.

ALSO INCLUDED:

• Journal with search and filtering
• A daily view with moon phase, seasonal context, and your entries
• Local backups with optional iCloud storage
• Export your entries as Markdown files
• Home screen widget for moon phase and seasonal countdown

OPTIONAL PREMIUM FEATURES (ONE-TIME UNLOCK FOREVER):

• iCloud sync across devices
• Calendar integration
• Custom themes
• On-device AI that authors your Almanac chapters into warmer prose, and summarizes Dreams and Thoughts — all private, on supported devices