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A Surprising Way to Reawaken Your Sense of Wonder
Go moon-gazing
A Super Moon?
A full moon matures this week. Over the course of the last month, a tiny sliver of light has grown into a large, luminous lamp. Some are debating whether the full moon of February 9th, 2020 is a true “Super Moon.” It IS the 4th closest moon of 2020, making it larger and brighter than nine of the other full moons that will occur this year.
Will the scientists and astronomers of the world decree the February moon to be a Super Moon? It doesn’t matter. No matter what they call it, the moon — whether waxing, waning, crescent, quarter, half, or full — is always super, a spectacle worthy of wonder.
Moonlight’s Links to Living
For thousands of years, the moon has been the subject of poetry, songs, and myths. A full moon has been blamed for the howling of dogs, the thirst of vampires, crime waves, and an increase in births in obstetrics units across the world. Women’s fecundity and the cycle of creation are tied to the movement of the moon, thus the term “monthlies.” In a more sinister interpretation, latent insanity, or “lunacy” — is provoked by the full moon. The word lunacy is derived from the ancient word, “luna,” for moon. (You've heard that the crazies come out when the moon is full, haven’t you?)
