Yes indeed, and in thought / feeling / imagination. I embrace my mooniness -- I feel sad that I was unable to catch sight of Luna with Venus in the predawn sky on the 11th Sept., esp. as this was Luna's first meeting with Venus since Venus reappeared recently in morning sky, having completed her switch from evening star. Talk about a fine pair . . . Your images add a lot to the words.
Yes, always disappointing when weather or the need for sleep interfere with star gazing. It is nice that Venus has returned to the morning sky. I don't get up as early as I used to, (the puppy grew up LOL) but seeing her in the morning was always a thrill. Glad you like the images. I'm a very visual thinker and creating them or finding the right image helps my brain engage.
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Jan, this was such an interesting read - I must dive into the myths about pre-lunar days! Thank you for writing this 🙏🏻 I fall deeper and deeper in love with your work here.
she is weird because in Italy where i live agriculture is practiced according to her cycles: to sow specific plants, to prune fruit trees, to bottle up wine or oil you should wait for a waning moon.
Thanks for sharing this, yet another example of traditional wisdom about the moon. Do you remember any examples of healing rituals tied to the moon? I have fond memories of going to PA Dutch country as a child. My mom bought me a beautiful handmade doll and a hex sign which hung in my room over the door for years and years. I also remember delicious food!
Oh, what nice memories...oh yes, PA Germans make some really good food! I have a hex sign hanging in my garden shed -- my mom just bought it for me this summer. ♡
Most of our lunar healing rituals relate to the waning moon - and ridding the body of something unwanted. The most oft-cited example is the wart cure...to rub a potato or onion on a wart under a full moon and then bury the potato/onion beneath a downspout...as the moon decreases and the potato/onion decays, so does the unwanted blemish! It absolutely works...I know several people who've been cured of ailments in this way.
in the lives of the Selk'nam people from Tierra del Fuego, the moon is their greatest enemy.
In their myths, she used to be a lusty woman, and her evilness allowed her to aquire more power than any living person. She has a taste for children and she becomes red due to the blood when she has already eaten other people.
When disgrace is around and they get a short glance at the moon, they damn her with their fists up in the air. They're afraid and reluctant to let their kids to play outside under the moon light, specially when the moon is full. They certainly don't let them look straight at her, for if they stare at her for too long then that means she's getting at them, by seducing them and preparing to take them when her thirst for blood comes again.
Hi Javier, thanks so much for sharing this story. It shows some of the sinister side of moon mythology. I find this so interesting because the Sun is almost universally a positive, life giving symbol but the Moon, well that's a different story. There's a whole spectrum of moon associations including fearful ones like the Selk,nam have. The moon causes lunacy, turns men in werewolves and such. I appreciate you adding this to my collection of moon stories.
Since I started to pay attention to the cycles of the moon I’v found that I feel more in tune with/ balanced with the rhythm of Nature. I use her energy to be creative and find her light to be gentle and soothing. Whatever else she is or may be most certainly interesting!
Hi Rebecca, the moon is certainly a multifaceted symbol, sometimes comforting and other times scary. So complex and often tied up with the archetypal feminine which also has both a loving, nurturing and a devouring and destructive side.
You are right, the moon is weird! Such amazing and odd facts here. I love paying attention to the moon because she reminds me that life is cyclical, and not linear, and there is a chance to start over every 28-ish days. She helps me pay attention to the turning of the wheel of the year.
Hi Mary, a chance to begin again. That’s an empowering message. Nothing lasts, the old wanes away and a new beginning is right around the corner. Thanks so much for sharing that pearl of moon wisdom.
Hi Carrie, Yes! A little mind bending. I ponder what it could mean symbolically, what’s the wisdom or message for us. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Yes indeed, and in thought / feeling / imagination. I embrace my mooniness -- I feel sad that I was unable to catch sight of Luna with Venus in the predawn sky on the 11th Sept., esp. as this was Luna's first meeting with Venus since Venus reappeared recently in morning sky, having completed her switch from evening star. Talk about a fine pair . . . Your images add a lot to the words.
Yes, always disappointing when weather or the need for sleep interfere with star gazing. It is nice that Venus has returned to the morning sky. I don't get up as early as I used to, (the puppy grew up LOL) but seeing her in the morning was always a thrill. Glad you like the images. I'm a very visual thinker and creating them or finding the right image helps my brain engage.
Really interesting and encouraging to look deeper. Please keep sending Information.
Hello Maria, Thanks so much for being part of the Hedge Mystic community. New articles are sent every Thursday morning. Glad to hear your like the content.
Jan, this was such an interesting read - I must dive into the myths about pre-lunar days! Thank you for writing this 🙏🏻 I fall deeper and deeper in love with your work here.
Hi Nika, so glad you're enjoying Hedge Mystic. Let me know what you discover about the pre-lunar people.
she is weird because in Italy where i live agriculture is practiced according to her cycles: to sow specific plants, to prune fruit trees, to bottle up wine or oil you should wait for a waning moon.
Yes! My Pennsylvania German ancestors (here in the U.S.) gardened by the moon and many of our healing rituals are tied to the lunar phases.♡
Thanks for sharing this, yet another example of traditional wisdom about the moon. Do you remember any examples of healing rituals tied to the moon? I have fond memories of going to PA Dutch country as a child. My mom bought me a beautiful handmade doll and a hex sign which hung in my room over the door for years and years. I also remember delicious food!
Oh, what nice memories...oh yes, PA Germans make some really good food! I have a hex sign hanging in my garden shed -- my mom just bought it for me this summer. ♡
Most of our lunar healing rituals relate to the waning moon - and ridding the body of something unwanted. The most oft-cited example is the wart cure...to rub a potato or onion on a wart under a full moon and then bury the potato/onion beneath a downspout...as the moon decreases and the potato/onion decays, so does the unwanted blemish! It absolutely works...I know several people who've been cured of ailments in this way.
My local organic garden center sells a planting by the moon calendar which I get every year.
Yes, that’s an important fact! I also saw that in other parts of the world. For example, my grandma had a lunar calendar for gardeners.
in the lives of the Selk'nam people from Tierra del Fuego, the moon is their greatest enemy.
In their myths, she used to be a lusty woman, and her evilness allowed her to aquire more power than any living person. She has a taste for children and she becomes red due to the blood when she has already eaten other people.
When disgrace is around and they get a short glance at the moon, they damn her with their fists up in the air. They're afraid and reluctant to let their kids to play outside under the moon light, specially when the moon is full. They certainly don't let them look straight at her, for if they stare at her for too long then that means she's getting at them, by seducing them and preparing to take them when her thirst for blood comes again.
(book is by Martin Gusinde)
For a moment the description of the Moon here reminded me that of Lilith 🌚 lustful, children-eating...
Yup, the dark side of the feminine. Terrifying but necessary.
Hi Javier, thanks so much for sharing this story. It shows some of the sinister side of moon mythology. I find this so interesting because the Sun is almost universally a positive, life giving symbol but the Moon, well that's a different story. There's a whole spectrum of moon associations including fearful ones like the Selk,nam have. The moon causes lunacy, turns men in werewolves and such. I appreciate you adding this to my collection of moon stories.
Since I started to pay attention to the cycles of the moon I’v found that I feel more in tune with/ balanced with the rhythm of Nature. I use her energy to be creative and find her light to be gentle and soothing. Whatever else she is or may be most certainly interesting!
Hi Rebecca, the moon is certainly a multifaceted symbol, sometimes comforting and other times scary. So complex and often tied up with the archetypal feminine which also has both a loving, nurturing and a devouring and destructive side.
You are right, the moon is weird! Such amazing and odd facts here. I love paying attention to the moon because she reminds me that life is cyclical, and not linear, and there is a chance to start over every 28-ish days. She helps me pay attention to the turning of the wheel of the year.
Hi Mary, a chance to begin again. That’s an empowering message. Nothing lasts, the old wanes away and a new beginning is right around the corner. Thanks so much for sharing that pearl of moon wisdom.
People who inhabited the Earth before the Moon is such a fun concept.
Hi Carrie, Yes! A little mind bending. I ponder what it could mean symbolically, what’s the wisdom or message for us. Thanks for reading and commenting.