The moon and its phases

Throughout history of mankind, it has been known that the moon has formed our life and has influenced challenges, fantasy and our intellect.

The opposite pole of the sun was and is in epitome of emotion, intuition and femininity. There are many of connections between the events on earth and the lunar cycles.
Even our ancestors have determined that there is a definite reciprocal relationship between the moon and nature. The time when the farmers cultivated their fields, cut wood or gathered medicinal herbs all of these actions seems to have been planned by the moon's schedule in some puzzling way. This belief in the moon's powers, which was at one point thought to be lost in our culture, is now experiencing a rebirth in today's society. Over the last few years, more and more books have been appearing on the moon and moon calendars, which are all based on ancient times.

Astrology has made it possible to spread the knowledge of the moon's powers. With a cycle of a 27 days, the moon travels through all of the 12 signs of the zodiac (whereas the sun's cycle is 1 year). The moon stays in 1 sign 2-3 days at a time before moving on. During this time, the zodiac sign gives off a certain character based on the moon's impulses. These impulses work in a reciprocal way between nature and the living creature. The moon's phases and positions within the zodiac signs indicate which energy quality is dominating at that time. We can then determine which activities, treatments, nutrition, etc. are positively supported by nature and its cycle. Based on this information, you can alter your lifestyle to create more harmony, balance and stability with the help of the moon's powers.

To better understand the moon's phases, there is a moon calendar depicting this concept and a table to calculate your personal moon. Every person is born under a specific sign of the moon. The moon's powers influence our feelings and emotions, well-being and even in which environment we would feel most comfortable, such as what colors, scents and sensual elements are necessary to make us feel complete.

The moon's phases

Since the moon itself does not contain any illuminating powers itself, it is illuminated by the sun and simply reflects the sun's rays. The moon travels 1 complete cycle around the earth in a time period of 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes and 11.5 seconds. The fact that the earth is constantly moving its position with respect to the sun is what created the phases of the moon.

There are 4 different phases of the moon:
New moon waxing moon, full moon, waning moon

New moon: the illuminated half of the moon faces directly toward the sun, and the dark portion of the Moon faces directly toward Earth, so that the Moon is invisible as seen from Earth. It stays in this position between the sun and earth for 2-3 days.

Waxing moon: the moon begins to move closer to earth, until it has reached its full moon state in approx. 14 days.

Full moon: the moon has completed half of its cycle and is directly opposite the sun. The visible surface is illuminated and it looks like a round, lit disk in the night sky. It remains like this for 1-2 days.

Waning moon: the moon begins moving back towards the earth. The part of the surface that is illuminated by the sun becomes smaller again. The illuminated crescent that opens to the right continues to decrease in size until it has reached the new moon phase.

Waxing and waning moon: these powers increasingly influence the signs of the zodiac (Sagittarius to Gemini) between the winter solstice on December 21 and the summer solstice on June 21. The powers of winter and spring are: growth, increase, expansion, blossom. Between June 21 and December 21, the powers change and gradually turn into: maturity, harvest, demise and rest.

The 12 signs of the zodiac
Astrology has made it possible to spread the knowledge of the moon's powers. With a cycle of a 27 days, the moon travels through all of the 12 signs of the zodiac (whereas the sun's cycle is 1 year). The moon stays in 1 sign 2-3 days at a time before moving on. During this time, the zodiac sign gives off a certain character based on the moon's impulses. These impulses work in a reciprocal way between nature and the living creature. Every sign of the zodiac indicates which energy quality is dominating which organs in the body and with which impulses. For this reason, certain foods, drinks, exercises, activities and treatments can be more better for your body on some days than on others. What is important here is to be aware of these skills so that you can create more harmony, balance and stability in your life.

The signs of the zodiac are categorized into the 4 elements of life:

Fire: Aries - Leo - Sagittarius

Earth: Taurus - Virgo - Capricorn

Air: Gemini - Libra - Aquarius

Water: Cancer - Scorpio - Pisces

These 4 elements create a basic pattern that influences life and nature.

See Moon Calendar here

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