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The Moon is the Earth’s satellite. Her beauty fascinates, they write about her in books, draw in pictures … And how many myths and legends are associated with the Moon! This satellite is considered a female planet, and its influence on our Earth is enormous – the Moon receives and reflects heat, light and energy from the Sun, while the Sun is considered a male planet.
The moon is fickle, beautiful and changeable… It goes around the Earth in 28 days, and this is the female cycle. Many people find it difficult to fall asleep when there is a new moon or a full moon…
From the article you will learn common facts about the full moon – it will be interesting to everyone.
10 The Moon and Mental Health
It is believed that mental disorders can be associated with the influence of the moon. The “bad” Moon for mental disorders is full.
The body begins to malfunction when the full moon comes. People can experience sudden mood swings, the energy rises so much that unbalanced people with an unstable psyche can earn themselves mental disorders.
People with manic-depressive psychosis are most affected by the moon.
9. “Lunar Society”
The Lunar Society is an unofficial club of eminent figures of the English Enlightenment. Among the figures were natural philosophers, industrialists, and the intelligentsia.
The figures met at the club in 1765 and 1813. The meetings were held in Birmingham, England. An interesting name was given to the club for the reason that its members held meetings only during the full moon – this was due to the fact that the light of a celestial body could allow safe access to the house (at that time the streets were not lit by lanterns).
8. Pareidolic images on the Moon
Pareidolia are visual illusions that are formed due to a real object. They are often encountered by people who have a rich imagination and the ability to vividly represent a picture. For example, on clouds or wallpaper, you can see something distinct – for example, faces, figures, etc.
On the Moon, during a full moon, people see images in the form of faces, silhouettes – they consist of darkened areas of the lunar seas and light mountainous parts on the surface.
7. “Lunaticus”
The term “Lunaticus” means talking and walking in your sleep. That is, that was the name of people suffering from sleepwalking. People do not understand what they are doing when they sleep – they can easily leave the house, walk the streets, and then go back and lie down in their bed … From what happened to them – they do not remember anything, because they were in a state of sleep .
It used to be that people were badly affected by the full moon – it drives them crazy. A sleepwalker was not called a person walking in a dream, but a dangerous, weak-minded, mentally unbalanced. The word “Lunaticus” is translated as “crazy”.
6. Full moon and total eclipse
During a total eclipse, the heavenly body appears red. Everyone enjoys watching this phenomenon – it is fascinating and beautiful.
The moon enters the cone of shadow cast by our planet and, blocking the sunlight, turns red. This effect is due to the rays of the Sun – they, passing through the atmosphere, reaching the Moon.
Blue waves scatter more than red ones – they reach the moon, making it that color. The phenomenon of the red moon is called the “Blood Moon”.
5. “Blue Moon”
The Blue Moon is the name of the full moon, which happened for the second time in a calendar month. Such an interesting phenomenon is observed once every 2,7154 years.
The name “Blue Moon” is associated not only with the color, but also with the translation of the English idiom (an expression understood only by native speakers) “once in a Blue Moon”, which means “once upon a blue moon.” In Russian, the expression carries the following meaning: “After the rain on Thursday,” which means not soon or never at all.
4. The influence of the full moon on man
Since ancient times, people believe that the moon is able to have a different effect on a person. Babies were put to bed on the side where the light of the moon did not fall on them.
Everyone knows that the celestial body affects the watery masses of the Earth, causing ebb and flow. The full moon has the greatest impact on a person – according to statistics, it is at this time that the most incidents, crimes, fights and quarrels occur. The state of the body also worsens – people can get poisoned, feel a headache, nausea, etc.
The full moon causes causeless sadness, emotional distress, increased dissatisfaction and an aggravation of all feelings.
3. Dogs and full moon
Many myths and legends are associated with the Moon – it is often associated with mysticism and magic. Most people were usually attracted by the full moon – this is when the moon is clearly visible from the Earth and the luminary is completely lit.
As you know, dogs become more active during the full moon – they bark and howl more. At this time, it is better not to approach them, because the animals have aggression.
A study was conducted at the Bradford Royal Infirmary, and it turned out that dogs are more aggressive and bite more often than usual when the moon is full.
2. Moon and lycanthropy
Lycanthropy is a magical, mythical disease that causes metamorphosis in the human body – a person turns into a wolf. Many films have been made and books written about it.
It is believed that lycanthropy is a mental disorder in which a person feels like an animal and behaves accordingly. His self-perception is distorted, the full moon causes insanity.
A popular belief says that if a person of any gender falls asleep on the street on such days of the week as Friday and Wednesday, at a full moon, and the light of the moon falls on his face, then he will wake up as a werewolf.
1. Full moon and insomnia
Some people have trouble sleeping during a full moon – they can’t fall asleep. The reasons can be different, for example, one of them is this – a human ancestor, who was once an animal, could pass on his state to his descendant through genetic memory.
As you know, the full moon greatly affects animals, and this state can awaken in some people. To fall asleep on a full moon, you just need to close the curtains well so that the moonlight does not enter the bedroom.