The Moon
and the Implications of Its Satellite Position
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Changeable
The Moon passes through rapid changes; on the other hand, she is also able to implement rapid changes. So she rules over all temporary and alternating processes, including the change of seasons, fashion and other recurring wave-like patterns in economy and culture. She also rules over our first reactions to stimuli.
Psycho-physiology
Shock and other sudden sensations evoke not only emotional but also physical reactions in us. The internal glands at once start to produce stress or happiness hormones. We get goose flesh, we start to blush, our appetite or libido changes, or we may suffer from sleeping disorders or other disturbances. In this sense, our whole psycho-physiological functioning falls under the influence of the Moon. In these physical processes, the influence of the planets beyond Saturn also play a role.
The past, too, plays a part in this. Events that remind us of past experiences also contribute to the direction and intensity of our reaction. In case of disharmonious aspects to the Moon, the relation between stimulus and reaction may easily get out of balance, leading to excessive reactions or lack of reaction, or to distortion of our perception.
Senses and attention
In the transferral of this information, our senses play a predominant role. In the profusion of stimuli that continuously bombard us, the Moon acts as a selecting agency. She determines what we focus our attention on. We may keep our eyes peeled, prick up our ears, suppress our pain. Through our Moon, we both direct our attention and allow ourselves to be distracted. Our sensory-neurological system plays a central role in this. This system is the intermediary between the phenomena that occur and the consciousness that registers the information. The sensory-neurological system serves as the transmitter of that information and therefore has a Lunar function.
Passing through or by-passing the Self
The transferral of stimuli may be coloured by associative connotations, such as our memories or conditionings.
There may also be a direct connection between a stimulus and its effect, without the interference of personal associations. For example, pheromones provoke an immediate gland secretion accompanied by a change of mood that is not based on previous experiences. Psychopharmaceutical drugs also have this direct effect.
Just like the function of the psycho-physiological system, we can now also recognize the function of the sensory-neurological system as a Lunar function.
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