The Earth satellite, the moon, has long been the subject of all kinds of fascinating legends and myths associated with the celestial body and its cycles.
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| Moonlight in Naples / Ivan Aivazovsky / 1842 |
For thousands of years, people have used its light to guide them in the dark - personifying the moon as a deity. It has influenced the behavior of all living things on earth including the weather, tides, people, animals, and plants.
Many traditions believe that the phases of the moon - waxing moon, the full moon, the waning moon, and the new moon - all have their own special properties and workings. Mundane or magical they are often planned with care accordingly.
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| River Landscape by Moonlight / George Henry / 1887 |
The 225-year-old Farmer's Almanac has been publishing Native American names for the full moons which have become widely known and used. According to this almanac, the full moon in August is called the Green Corn Moon.
The Algonquin tribes in what is now the northeastern United States called this the Sturgeon Moon. After the large fish that were more easily caught this time of year in the Great Lakes and other major bodies of water.
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| Barmouth Moonlight / Christopher Williams / 1913 |
All manner of arts have celebrated the full moon in poem, song, painting, and storytelling. The full moon has long had an aura of mystery and magic about it.
The moon is connected to our wisdom or intuition and many - not just Pagans and Wiccans - choose to celebrate the full moon with a monthly ritual.
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| A Moonlit Evening / Atkinson Grimshaw / 1880 |
NASA encourages the wearing of suitable celebratory celestial attire in honor of the full moon. In addition, keep in touch with your siblings, avoid starting any wars, and consider reading some Theodore Sturgeon.
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| La Encantadora de Serpientes / Henri Rousseau / 1907 |
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