Here’s a shot from my 19th floor hotel room in Tokyo tonight. That bright light up in the sky is a full moon. One of the homeopathic remedies I’m teaching here tomorrow is Antimonium crudum, one of the key features of which is “sensitive to moonlight”. Most people who live in cities these days are pretty much unaware of the moon’s phases but the full moon has a longstanding reputation for influencing our moods. Despite that reputation statistical studies have failed to prove any of those influences. However, what interests me is whether or not YOU feel any different at different times in the month (menstrual cycle not withstanding!). Are you aware of feeling any different around a full moon? Or a new moon? A waxing or a waning room?
It’s not that the moon’s effects need be physically mediated, it’s more the way our environments affect us. Our environments include not just the physical environments in which we live but also the psychological and social environments. The frequent mentions of the effects of a full moon on lovers in stories and songs doesn’t need to be confirmed by a physical explanation. Human phenomena, life experiences, are so much more than merely physical.
So, how about it? Any lunar effects in your life?
Heroes Not Zombies 
Hi Bob,
Just catching up on some of your blogs and enjoying them thoroughly. Funny you should ask that, my star sign is Cancer and I have always had either funny mishaps or have a lot of energy around a full moon. Somebody once told me because Cancerians are a water sign they are ruled by the moon. I’m not sure I’m ruled
by anything other than my heart at times but I definitely feel something around the full moon. Occasionally I don’t even realise it’s a full moon and then the day pans out as above and I look up and realise, “ahh, that’s why!”. One thing for sure is I feel an affinity to it. Cheers, Pam
Ah yes, Pam, the less we feel RULED by anything external to us the better, huh?
It’s the affinity bit that counts I think. We can understand ourselves so much better once we figure out what, who and how we are connected to the world I think.
Thanks for stopping by and your positive feedback.
I hope you’ve been getting the good energy rather than the funny mishaps with this particular full moon!