When there is a Full Moon, does it have you feeling a little bit “off, like things are a little out of control, like things are just a little bit weird? Maybe you start feeling under the weather or feeling out of sorts? (More than usual, that is.) Do you have mood swings?

I know yesterday (full moon night) I had a horrible day with a migraine that wouldn’t seem to go away, no matter what I did to try to alleviate it, which in my case, indicates that it is weather-related. For me, things like the weather, the full moon, and the barometric pressure affect me because of the titanium plate in my head (but that is a whole other story.) 

Independent of that, the moon affects many people in different ways, specifically the full moon, and especially women with their cycles and their  hormones! #iykyk

Aside from years of superstitions and myths about the full moon and human behavior, there have been studies conducted on how the moon may affect circadian rhythm, mental health, menstrual cycles and more. It has long been believed that the moon can affect your mood. Of course, it is true that environmental factors can play a part in a person’s mood swings, which may consequently result in possible episodes of anxiety and/or depression. 

Some studies have shown a possible correlation between the moon & human activity. “The human body is made up of 55% to about 78% of water, there’s some reason to believe we may be impacted by the moon, its light and its 27-day lunar cycle — especially when you consider the moon’s gravitational pull on the earth is powerful enough to affect the ocean tides.”

According to a study from an article at Cleveland Clinic, (CC) it states that “ we do know is that the moon may have an impact on people with bipolar disorder. In a small study of 17 people, researchers learned that their patients cycled rapidly between states of depression and mania, and that these rapid cycles weren’t random but instead in sync with the lunar cycle. Though the exact mechanism that causes this is unknown, it’s believed that those quick changes in mood were caused by a disruption to their circadian rhythm and their sleep-wake cycle.”

The CC article is lengthy and goes into detail about the possible correlations on human health and the lunar cycle, but I will leave you with the article here so you can read and research on your own: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/moon-effects-on-humans

There are many articles and studies on this topic, you may look up. However, the point of my writing was to point out how indeed the lunar cycle can affect human behavior, mood, sleep and so on, so therefore, we should try to use it to our advantage. 

We should make it more common practice to gather under the magnificent Full Moon and manifest all the things we would like to bring into our lives and into the world. There are groups that do this all the time and meet up to do healing and Reiki rituals and have been doing it for years. In my area, there is a scheduled gathering at the beach in the evening to do exactly this. I am sure if you look it up, you may find one in your area as well. 

I used to view these things as a little bit “hocus pocus,” because I didn’t understand how lunar cycles can actually affect human behavior and the power of manifestation but now, I know better. You too can learn and discover the science and psychology behind manifestation and lunar cycles. Understand how thoughts, emotions, and actions create your reality and learn to master manifesting methods and energetic conditioning techniques.

In my opinion, more than ever, we have to ALL do what we can to collectively raise our vibrations and set our intentions for a better more peaceful world. And if nature and the full moon helps us do that, then why not? You can achieve this not only through nature but also in education, reading and researching on this topic.

We need to learn to channel all of our negative energy into something more positive. We need to rise up and become better versions of ourselves and if using to the Full Moon helps us to let go of the negative and bring in the positive, then, so be it. 

This month’s Full Moon (July 2024) comes to us in the sign of Virgo, inviting us to prioritize, and clear out our clutter on all levels – physical and emotional. 

“The Full Moon is a time for releasing what no longer serves you, ridding yourself of all of the heavy, stagnant energies, and creating space for all of your manifestations.” 

The energy of the full moon is a perfect time for you to set your intentions and to manifest the things you want to bring into your life.

“The Full Moon is known to amplify or intensify all of the energies around and within you. This offers us the opportunity to revisit, realign, and release. When we gather in community, and collectively vow to engage in these offerings, we raise the vibration of one and other.” Gathering in this way, using the moon and other modalities of healing, with positive intentions, is always magical. 

If you are not yet part of a community that you align with on an emotional, friendship, communal kind of way, I invite you into the vortex of a soul-filling community to make a difference in your own life and in the lives of others. 

Everyone is welcome, come as you are…