lunar LIFE
By Carrie Greer of Little Wild
Have you had that moment when you’ve stood outside and just stared up at the beauty of the moon? Here in the mountains, the passage of the moon across the night sky seems extra special. We’re all super aware of it; how it looks hanging over the cliffs of Avoriaz on a snowy night with the ethereal glow of the resort, or early on a summer morning as it fades behind the majesty of the Roc d’Enfer.
In ancient times, the moon’s journey acted as a 28 day calendar. Her phases were used as a marker for the passage of time and life was built around nature, the ebb and flow, the wax and wane, always in touch with the seasons and the natural world around you. As the world has evolved, as the urban sprawl has continued to spread, as we have become more used to and reliant on technology. We are gradually losing our connection with nature. Living in the mountains, or choosing to come here for a holiday, it often feels like nature is slapping us in the face. "Look at me, look at how majestic I am!” cry the mountains and oh my word do we look. How can we not start to feel that connection? It’s impossible to avoid. That warmth from the earth under our feet? That rush of calm as we watch the river flow on its journey down the valley. The vast expanse of indigo night sky
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dotted with tiny stars and the gentle glow of the moon. Breathing more deeply, tension leaving our bodies, our minds feeling calm and clear.
The moon inspires an energy all of her own. The gravitational pull
that affects the tides also affects us. Bodies that are sixty percent water, and subject to our own ebb and flow. Coming back to nature
and living in harmony with the cycles of the natural world has an
immediate calming effect on our technologically exhausted lives. Living a life in line with the moon and her phases starts to bring us back to who we really are. We gain clarity and perspective, become stronger in our ideas and more aflame with our passions. We learn when to rest and when to work, how to work to our full potential without exhausting ourselves. We start to understand that the ups and downs we experience are common to all, we feel less lonely in our dark times, and know that as the moon changes, so will this also pass. In simple terms, the moon moves around the earth as the earth moves around the sun. The position of the moon in relation to the earth and the sun and the amount of light reflected onto the moon’s surface from the sun is what gives us the different view of the moon over her cycle.
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