Full
Moon People
“There
is a moon inside every human being.
Learn to
be companions with it.
Let the
water settle,
you will
see the moon and stars
in your
being.”
Rumi
Today is the full moon
before Easter—referred to as the Paschal moon, the Passover moon.
The first thing I noticed upon waking this morning was how big and
bright it shone behind the leafed out trees.
The moon affects us
deeply whether we know it or not. Just as it tugs the oceans and
creates the tide cycles, its gravitational pull affects our endocrine
systems. The moon archetype, in every spiritual or psychological
system, is associated with the feminine characteristics of nurturing,
mothering, belonging. The Passover story in the book of Exodus is,
after all, about protection of the young. The shadow side of the moon
archetype is moodiness, emotionalism, and dependency—in both men
and women.
The moon is the ruler of
emotions, and just like the physical moon, our emotions range from
small and passive, to full blown and assertive. The moon also
symbolically represents the cycles of love. Like the
moon, love waxes and wanes, sometimes full and beaming, sometimes
barely a sliver of light. In the words of poet, Rumi: “Lovers are patient
and know that the moon needs time to become full.” Lovers also need
the freedom and space, both physical and psychological, to allow
their relationship to wax and wane; to sometimes be barely visible,
at other times growing steadily—both are requirements to becoming
full.
Tonight, wherever you
are, take a look at the Paschal moon and think of all the people you
love, and who love you. And, give thanks.
In the Spirit,
Jane
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