Moon – Mind Body & Health

Have you noticed how some days you wake up feeling so full of positive energy that you could climb a mountain? On other days, though, all you want to do is curl up and sleep. If you start to take note, you will find that these moods come and go on a cyclical basis. This pattern can often be matched to the Moon phases, and also to the particular astrological sign through which the Moon is travelling. What happens is that the lunar phases and sign placements interact to affect our minds and bodies. As the Moon moves signs every two and a quarter days, so the nature of the influences changes, which also alters our mood – our perception of our situation.

YOUR HEALTH AND THE MOON

From the New Moon to the Full Moon is a time for new initiatives. Full Moon is the time for reaping rewards from our hard labours. With the waning Moon we should review endeavours and correct mistakes. Through the dark of the Moon it is advantageous to meditate, research, draw inner strength and lay plans in preparation for the new energies that appear with the emergence of the New Moon.

From New Moon to Full Moon A productive time when efforts will grow visibly Begin new projects Put ideas into motion Get medical treatments Have your hair cut if you want fast re-growth Become engaged/decide to live together/get married Make long-term relationship plans

First Quarter Moon If you are trying to locate a lost phone number or hoping to meet someone whose address you mislaid,

look for these things around the Moon’s First Quarters and they should simply fall into your lap.

Full Moon Feelings are heightened Matters appear larger than life Delay all decisions until another day Have your hair cut if you want it to grow back thicker

From Full Moon to New Moon Pluck eyebrows Have hair cut if you want to slow its growth Have hair dyed Use depilatory treatments Dental work Begin health regime Settle disputes with friends and family

Moon – Mind Body & Health

Last Quarter Moon Get rid of clutter and everything that is causing an obstruction Throw out anything (or anyone) you no longer want or need Rest and recuperate Good time for self-analysis

Mental and Physical Health

Moon MadnessThat the Moon influences our state of mind has been recognized throughout history. Medical staff in mental institutions have been especially convinced of this phenomenon and attempted suicides, psychotic behaviour and admissions to special care units tend to increase around Full Moon. The link between madness and the Moon has even been incorporated into several languages – the Italian phrase, avere la luna, which means “to be angry”, translates literally as “having the moon”.

Surgery and The Full MoonIf possible, avoid surgery around the Full Moon. Studies have revealed that blood flows more freely at this time of the month and is slower to clot. In fact, carrying out operations on Full Moon days has been banned by medical authorities in certain parts of the world. Since blood flow is more sluggish around the Last Quarter and New Moon times, these phases are more conducive to the healing process following surgery because the likelihood of haemorrhaging is reduced. The same advice applies to any dental work that involves extractions.

Illness and The Lunar Cycle If you fall sick between New Moon and Full Moon, your illness will normally be worse and take longer to shake off than illness contracted during the waning period (Full Moon to New Moon).

Intoxicating EffectsHave you ever wondered why the same amount of alcohol sometimes has a greater effect on you than at other times? This may be because the strength of alcohol is intensified on the day of the Full Moon.

Body ImageTake advantage of the enhancing influences of the Moon in Taurus, Leo or Libra and have beauty treatments, facial makeovers or massages. These are also excellent times to change your image, hairstyle and wardrobe.

A health regime that involves “shedding” in some way – such as losing weight, getting rid of physical or emotional clutter or giving up smoking or chocolate, for example – is more likely to be successful if it begun when the Moon is decreasing, so plan to start after the Full Moon. It also helps if this coincides with the Moon being in the sign of Aries, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, Sagittarius or Aquarius.

Moon Signs/ Lunar Cycle (use with the “Moon Mind, Body & Health” chart)January 200419th Capricorn 06:24pm Last Quarter (began on Jan 15th 04:46am)20th Capricorn

21st Aquarius 07:11pm New Moon 09:05pm WAXING PHASE begins

22nd Aquarius23rdPisces 09:28pm24th Pisces25th Pisces26thAries 03:05am27th Aries28th Taurus 12:45pm

29th Taurus First Quarter @ 06:03am (“fingernail of God”)

30th Taurus31st Gemini 01:18pm

February 20041st Gemini2nd Cancer 02:02pm3rd Cancer4th Cancer5th Leo 00:49am

6th Leo Full Moon @ 08:47 (Second Quarter)

7th Virgo 09:02am WANING PHASE starts one day after the full moon8th Virgo9th Libra 02:12pm10thLibra11thScorpio 07:57pm12thScorpio

13th Sagittarius 11.34pm Last Quarter @ 01:39pm (Third Quarter)

14th Sagittarius15th Sagittarius16th Capricorn 02:03am17th Capricorn18th Aquarius 04:27am19th Aquarius

20th Pisces 07:26am New Moon @ 09:18am (Fourth Quarter)

21st Pisces

Moon Activities Recommended Activities Recommended Things to Avoid Health TrendsSign (Waxing Moon Phase) (Waning Moon Phase) To Watch

AriesSet yourself a new Get your hair cut Rashness Headacheschallenge Have an eye test Driving too fast Scalds n burnsTake up a martial art See the dentist Rushing a job Cutsor self-defence discipline Wanting to get your AccidentsBegin a new exercise way at all costsregime

TaurusCook a new recipe Plan a new color Eating too much Sore throatGo to the theatre scheme for your Wanting things LaryngitisMake some new bedroom you do not havecushion covers Put your finances Being over-Start a savings scheme on a firmer footing possessiveTake out a new insurance Give you lover a massagepolicy Have a relaxing aroma-Work on the garden therapy bath

PaintPlay music

GeminiWrite letters to your Play a board game with Being too easily Nervous tensionfriends your children distracted AgitationPhone up your brother Go to the library Beginning one job Restlessnessor sister Buy books and writing before finishingTake a computer course materials anotherJoin a debating society Put your feet up andMake a start on that book read a magazineyou’ve always wanted to Go for a drive in thewrite country

CancerVisit your parents Take a walk along a river Meddling in other WorryJoin an upholstery class or sea-shore peoples affairs MoodinessPaint your lounge Go swimming Being over-clingy Stomach upsetsMove house Rearrange your furniture Skin problemsLook up your ancestry Take a trip down memoryCook your family’s laneFavorite meal Plant a shrub or tree

LeoTake the afternoon off Take the children to the Feelings of Backacheand spend it with your cinema insignificance Circulatorypartner Tell those you love that Resentment problemsMake love you love them Imagining that noBe creative – paint, sew, Watch a funny program one appreciates yousculpt, go to the theatre on television/concert/opera Hang a gilt-framed mirrorGo to the races/gambling in your hallwayCasino Be conscious of your ownBuy someone a present happiness

Sunbathe Take some creative time out.

Moon Activities Recommended Activities Recommended Things to Avoid Health TrendsSign (Waxing Moon Phase) (Waning Moon Phase) To Watch

VirgoStart to eat more healthy Review you daily routine Fussing over detail IrritabilityRead up on alternative Cut out bad habits Being over-critical Gastric orMedicines/therapies Have a clear-out Fads Dietary upsetsJoin a health club Go through your wardrobeSeek medical diagnosis and pack/give away anyth-and treatments ing you no longer wear

LibraGet married Take your lover out to an Feelings of being Kidney ailmentsInvite friends round intimate restaurant for unloved BiochemicalGo to a concert dinner Loneliness imbalancesBuy a new tape or CD Create space where you StressSend your partner red can go for peace androses relaxationBut an exquisite item Go to a museum/artFor the house – it needn’t gallerybe expensive but it must Make an ikebana flowerbe lovely arrangementGo on a romantic weekend Librans need to find peace and relaxation

with your partner during the waning Moon phase.

ScorpioJoin a psychology course Seek answers to questions Jealousy Problems withGo for a boat ride that have been on your Spite the reproductiveLook for items that you mind Wanting to take organshave mislaid Read a thriller control of people HaemorrhoidsTake up a new therapy Psychoanalyse yourself and situationsCall up a debt Clear out that cellar BroodingGo on a murder-mystery Watch a spy movieweekend Solve a puzzleLearn about hypnosis

SagittariusEnroll at a college Read a travel book Boredom LiverishnessSet off on your Contemplate, meditate Taking un- Putting on holidays/travels or pray necessary risks weightArrange a camping Go to church Over-indulgenceweekend Take the dog for a walkContact friends/family in the countryabroad Write up a list of yourAttend a lecture on future aspirations Indulge the Sagittarian

Philosophy passion for horseriding

Moon Activities Recommended Activities Recommended Things to Avoid Health TrendsSign (Waxing Moon Phase) (Waning Moon Phase) To Watch

CapricornJoin the local political Write up a list of the Worrying about Toothacheparty ten things you want to position or status Skin abrasionsSpring-clean the house achieve in your lifetime All work and no Problems of theClimb a mountain Talk to your partner play joints – Invite your boss to lunch about your ambitions especially theGet down to some serious Count the money in kneeswork your piggy-bankStart a new business Go on an economyBuy a smart business suit drive

Tell your lover how youfeel about him/her

AquariusPaint your kitchen units Rearrange the furniture Breaking the rules Ankle sprainselectric blue before you go to bed Rebelling just for CirculatoryInvent something the Offer your help at the sheer hell of it disordersWorld needs and doesn’t local school/hospital Handing in youryet have Meet friends for lunch noticeOrganize a surprise partyfor a friend’s birthdayJoin a clubBuy a computerLearn a new dance

PiscesWrite a romantic story Have reflexology Falling in love with Physical andGo swimming treatment the first person you mental Drink champagne in Write down your dreams meet sensitivitythe bath Snuggle up to your lover Changing your mind Problems withCompose a piece of Have an early night Feeling inadequate the feetmusic Listen to your favoriteTake your partner to a musicdancePaint a scene in watercolours

Many Happy Returns

Each month, when the Moon returns to your own Moon sign, it is like a little birthday – a marker that sets the tone for the four weeks to come. How you are feeling at that time will find echoes throughout the coming month. Ideally, it would be best to know the exact degree your Moon was in at the very moment of your birth, but that requires a natal chart drawn up by an astrologer. Failing that, knowing the Zodiacal sign in which the Moon was placed when you were born will give a good enough approximation to indicate the trends that will affect you in the month to come.