If you do even the most basic google search on writings about the moon, you will be astonished. The moon, it would seem, has inspired poets and musicians over time, and in every culture. Mythological language, the visual languages of painting and photography - the sheer volume of art, music and literature would suggest that the moon has a particular capacity to affect us deeply, right to the core of our beings. 

Obviously science tells us that the moon has a direct impact on the earth through the ebb and flow of tides, and its cycles are studied by astronomers and astrologers alike. Is this the answer? Is this why the moon has such a mysterious effect upon us? Maybe the waters of our bodies are effected just as the tides…

Perhaps that happens, but I personally believe that the Moon is far more mysterious than that! Science and the knowledge gained from gazing through a telescope, don’t explain why the moon is so powerfully reflected in archetypal symbolism. The moon is rich with imagery of the feminine - the receptive moon, absorbing and reflecting the light of the sun, her lover. But I would encourage you to look a little more closely at the moon, listen that little bit more intently - you’ll begin to realize that all that poetry and music and art isn’t just an expression of archetypal symbolism…. 

For me, the moon is a sentient being - she has her own soul, her own voice, which speaks to us directly. The universe is indeed a very rich and wonderful place, and the moon is a very powerful lady, a friend in the night, who watches over the earth and offers a vibration of constancy and safety while we sleep. Her light is soft and comforting, she speaks directly to our hearts. She sings too, and her song awakens that part of our spirit which knows how to heal and regenerate for the new day. The moon reassures us, and lets us know that everything will somehow be alright. 

Some things can only be seen by moonlight - her softness awakens a kind of knowing which goes beyond conceptual thinking. She inspires trust, and that part of our mind where dreams emerge, possibilities and inventions are born, and hope awakens for the new day. Moonlight can seep into all the nooks and crannies of our consciousness, our ‘heart-mind’. The moon’s light is so gentle and persistent, that it will keep seeping into and through our dreams, until we are ready to bring that awareness to fullness in our conscious minds. The moon is the mother of repetitive dreams, the one who quietly but persistently presents us with knowledge we need. She softens the more frightening or disturbing parts of ourselves, and smoothes the rough edges, until those parts can be dissolved and integrated more deeply into our psyches. 

The moon has moods, but not quite like a woman! Her voice changes its quality with each phase. She is very quiet, even inward looking when in her ‘new moon’ phase. And she walks confidently through her phases until she emerges, abundant and over flowing at ‘Full Moon’. This is when her heart is given full voice, when she opens herself fully to the sun, and offers that light, golden and warm and abundant, to all of us here on the earth. Somehow, even when it is cloudy, her voice is still there. She peaks out from behind scattered cloud, and reminds us that light penetrates even the darkest night. And then, just as nature understands in autumn, she relaxes back to her quieter self, as she wanes again through her diminishing phases. This isn’t a sad time for her, but a peaceful time - she knows that she will soon open again in the right time. 

Most importantly, the Moon helps us to embrace the mystery of the universe. She sings and reminds us of the parts of our stories in the past - she creates a passage to the resources of our past, the knowledge and wisdom of our past lives, our accumulated and shared experiences. She is a communicator of hope because she forgets nothing, and helps us to remember the depths of our soul and the extraordinary abundance of that shared place. 

Is it any wonder that she has inspired so many and been honored so deeply throughout the human story?