In my own practice or my own experience of life, I’ve noticed, perhaps a coincidence or not, that when the moon is full things happen. When I worked as a waitress on the Full Moon, we would know that there would be unusual circumstances and unusual people. People would come in and we’d be quite convinced that perhaps they came from another universe. It would be people that we never saw before and never would see again.
In the Ashtanga tradition, there is no practice on Full or New Moon days. The theory behind Full moon is that the gravitational pull is stronger and we are affected by this pull, in ways of being less grounded, more headstrong. On New Moons, our energy is lower. As I don’t always pay attention to my inner signals, this year I may pay attention to these days and perhaps not practice if that opportunity avails itself to me. But as tomorrow brings two classes to teach in the morning, I may pay attention to my students and see if any of this corresponds.
As we approach the Winter Solstice, which also coincides with a lunar eclipse, I wonder what things may come. The next 48 hours should be enlightening….
Jennie Olson Six 