Lunar Cycle

[roamer]

After a noteable night of meditation during a full moon I have to ask the question of what astrologers typically have to say about the lunar cycle?

I've personally started to take note of full moons and record my state of conciousness during this period. Over the last 4 full moons I have reviewed that each time seems to be the peak of my personal insights. It just seems that I uncover more and more personal pieces to my own inner puzzle during a full moon. I become very intune with my own inner stream of thoughts that normally remain undected in my conciousness.

One example of many that occured last night was insight generated while listening to music. It seemed that I was able to dialogue with my inner self very clearly about what I was attracted to and disliked in the music, particularly what emotions the music triggered and what they represented in me and what I thought they represented in the world at large. New connections occured in other areas of thought. Right or wrong I started to draw possible physiological connections between kundalini currents and earths magnetic fields, since kundalini currents only rise in a vertical manner and the earths magnetic field exists perpendicular to the motion of the kundalini current, it seems plausible that our individual kundalini currents are an interactive part of a much larger subtle magnetic/electric field that strongly exists around earth.

Now I don't really think too much of the thoughts this produced, but I do think that there was a general tendency for dormant thoughts to be connected with whatever I am concious of. Do others experience that during a full moon? What sorts of things do you guys note during a full moon?

[Michael Hawkins]

I don't have much to say about the Lunar cycles, Nick, but I'll fire off some insights as they happen.

They move quickly -- once around the chart every 28 days or so -- which means that the Moon's effect is fleeting. On the other hand, the Moon is an excellent guide for alignment with "natural time," since it represents the idea of cycles so readily. Many women are naturally synched-up between their monthly menstrual cycle and the Lunar cycle, for instance. One of the three Mayan calendars is based on the Lunar cycle, and I believe there are other ancient calendars that were based on the Moon's path. In terms of the Moon's effect on a person's natal chart (i.e., the Moon's position at the time of birth), the Moon constitutes one of the three "luminaries" (along with Sun and Ascendant), which, according to the version of astrology I practice, are the three most archetypally-potent points in a person's chart. Thus, when another planet aspects the Moon, one may be sure that significant change is afoot. For instance, Saturn is now directly on top of my natal Moon -- yikes! The question for me becomes, what changes will come to my support network? How will I shift the structure of my life in order to better nourish myself... on all levels? From where will I receive nourishment, and how much am I capable of receiving?

Hope this makes sense, brother -- the Moon is a profound symbol within the collective psyche, but its effect on a daily basis is fast-moving -- an excellent image for the Buddhist notion that this, too, shall pass....

Warmly,
Michael

[roamer]

Micheal thanks for the briefing, I really owe it to everyone here to do some studying before I ask astrology questions. Its definetely a vast body of knowledge that I've just really become curious about, so I apologize for naive questions.

I did some digging around on the net looking at lunar astrology and then checked out my natal moon. It looks like my natal moon and the moon of my last birthday were close to being synched up. Perhaps this is why I got a bit curious about the moon cycle as of late?

[Michael Hawkins]

Not to worry, Nick -- they're not "naive" questions at all; I appreciate being given the chance to exercise the ol' knowledge base... and, after all, what is a discussion board if it isn't to ask all sorts of questions and give all sorts of answers?

Keep on keepin' on, dear friend....