The Moon is the Earth's satellite. Her beauty is bewitching, they write about her in books, draw on paintings ... 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 huge - the Moon receives and reflects heat, light and energy from the Sun, while the Sun is considered a male planet.
The moon is unstable, beautiful and changeable ... It passes the Earth in 28 days, and this is the female cycle. It’s hard for many people to fall asleep when a new moon or full moon occurs ...
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 exposure to the moon. The "bad" moon for mental deviations is full.
The body begins to malfunction when the full moon sets in. Sudden mood swings can occur in people, energy is increased so much that unbalanced people with an unstable psyche can earn themselves mental abnormalities.
People with manic-depressive psychosis are most affected by the moon.
9. “Lunar society”
Lunar Society is an unofficial club of prominent figures in the English Enlightenment. Among the figures were natural philosophers, industrialists, and intelligentsia.
Figures met in the club in 1765 and 1813. The meetings took place in Birmingham, England. The club was given an interesting name 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 lights).
8. Pareidolic images on the moon
Pareidolia is a visual illusion that is formed due to a real object. They are often faced by people who have a rich imagination and the ability to vividly present a picture. For example, on the clouds or wallpaper you can see something distinct - for example, faces, figures, etc.
On the moon during the full moon, people see images in the form of faces, silhouettes - they consist of darkened sections of the lunar seas and light mountain parts on the surface.
7. "Lunaticus"
The term “Lunaticus” means talking and walking in a dream. That is the name of people suffering from sleepwalking. People don’t understand what they do when they sleep — they can easily leave the house, walk the streets, and then go back and go to bed ... They don’t remember anything that happened to them, because they were in a state of sleep .
It used to be that the full moon badly affects people - it drives them crazy. They called a lunatic not a person walking in a dream, but a dangerous, demented, mentally unstable one. The word "Lunaticus" is translated as "insane."
6. Full moon and total eclipse
During a total eclipse, the celestial body appears red. Everyone is happy to watch this phenomenon - it is bewitching and beautiful.
The moon enters the cone of shadow cast by our planet, and, blocking 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 red - they reach the moon, making it this color. The phenomenon of the red moon is called the "Blood Moon".
5. “The Blue Moon”
The blue moon is the full moon that happened the second time in a calendar month. Such an interesting phenomenon is observed every 2.7154 years.
The name “Blue Moon” is associated not only with color, but also with the translation of the English idiom (an expression that is understandable only to native speakers) “once in a Blue Moon”, which means “Once upon a Blue Moon”. In Russian, the expression has the following meaning: “After the rain on Thursday,” which means soon or never at all.
4. The effect of the full moon on man
From ancient times, people believe that the moon can have different effects on humans. Babies were put to sleep on the side where the moonlight did not fall on them.
Everyone knows that the celestial body affects the watery masses of the Earth, causing ebbs and flows. The full moon has the greatest impact on a person - according to statistics, it is at this time that most of the incidents, crimes, fights and quarrels occur. The condition of the body also worsens - people can get poisoned, feel a headache, nausea, etc.
The full moon causes unreasonable sadness, emotional distress, increased dissatisfaction and aggravation of all feelings.
3. Dogs and the full moon
Many myths and legends are associated with the Moon - it is often associated with mysticism and magic. Most people are usually attracted to the full moon - this is when the moon is clearly visible from the earth and the luminary is fully lit.
As you know, dogs are activated during the full moon - they bark and howl more. At this time, it is better not to approach them, because the animals appear 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. The moon and lycanthropy
Lycanthropy is a magical, mythical disease that causes metamorphoses in the human body - a person turns into a wolf. Many films have been made and books written about this.
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 madness.
A popular belief is that if a person of any gender falls asleep on the street on such days of the week as Friday and Wednesday, on the full moon, and the moonlight falls on his face, he will wake up a werewolf.
1. Full moon and insomnia
Some people have trouble sleeping during the full moon - they cannot fall asleep. The reasons can be different, for example, one of them is as follows - the human ancestor, who was once an animal, could transmit his state to his descendant through genetic memory.
As you know, the full moon has a great effect on animals, and this condition may wake up in some people. To fall asleep in the full moon, you just need to close the curtains well so that the moonlight does not enter the bedroom.