Predicting Weather By The Moon - Xavier University Libraries
Predicting Weather By The Moon - Xavier University Libraries Predicting Weather By The Moon - Xavier University Libraries
Weather By The Moon seven days, then high again to high water mark almost exactly 14 days later. Tides were viewed not only in the oceans but menstrually and in life and death as well. It was observed that life ebbed and flowed, and the Moon was believed to played a big role in human death. For Persians, Indians, Greeks, Eskimos and some African tribes, the Moon was a stopping place for departed souls on their way to heaven. As it filled each month increasing in size, some souls, unable to find room, were sent back to earth for reincarnation. The crescent shape allowed for a boat image, carrying souls. In Egyptian life, heavily dependent on the Nile for food, water and transport, the crescent Moonshaped boat became a symbol for life’s journeying. Where a female Moon was fertile, a male Moon was lustful: either way, sexuality was implied. It was widely believed that young women risked pregnancy just by staring at the Moon or laying naked in moonlight. The concept of fertility in crops, birth and rebirth gradually gave the Moon its status of femininity. In Greek times, lunar fertility cults sprang up, headed by high priestesses. Lunar, a relatively minor Roman goddess, became an all-powerful deity when the Roman Empire expanded to include Europe and the Middle East, adding together diverse traditions of Moon-worship. Lunar became the personified goddess of the Moon. Later she is identified as the Roman goddess of nature, fertility and childbirth and Hecate is the Greek goddess of the crossroads. She is most often depicted as having three heads; one of a dog, one of a snake and one of a horse. She 26
The Moon in Ancient History is usually seen with two ghost hounds that were said to serve her. Hecate is most often mispercepted as the goddess of witchcraft or evil, but she did perform some deeds worthy of credit. One such was when she rescued Persephone, (Demete’s daughter, the queen of the Underworld and the maiden of spring), from the Underworld. Hecate is said to haunt a three-way crossroad, each of her heads facing in a certain direction. She is said to appear when the ebony moon shines. In China, too, the Moon loomed large in mythology. The earliest Chinese calendar was based on lunar cycles, with observations of both the Sun and the Moon. The twenty-eight divisions of the Chinese lunar year were called Hsiu, “Houses” and each House was inhabited by a warrior-consort of the Moon goddess. Such a calendar was also used in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The belief is that long ago, the Earth was in a state of havoc because there were 10 suns in the sky, and these were the sons of the Jade Emperor. Rivers dried up, the land became barren, and many people died. Seeing the death and destruction caused by his sons, the Jade Emperor took this 27
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<strong>Weather</strong> <strong>By</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Moon</strong><br />
seven days, then high again to high water mark almost<br />
exactly 14 days later.<br />
Tides were viewed not only in the oceans but<br />
menstrually and in life and death as well. It was observed<br />
that life ebbed and flowed, and the <strong>Moon</strong> was believed to<br />
played a big role in human death. For Persians, Indians,<br />
Greeks, Eskimos and some African tribes, the <strong>Moon</strong> was a<br />
stopping place for departed souls on their way to heaven.<br />
As it filled each month increasing in size, some souls,<br />
unable to find room, were sent back to earth for<br />
reincarnation. <strong>The</strong> crescent shape allowed for a boat image,<br />
carrying souls. In Egyptian life, heavily dependent on the<br />
Nile for food, water and transport, the crescent <strong>Moon</strong>shaped<br />
boat became a symbol for life’s journeying.<br />
Where a female <strong>Moon</strong> was fertile, a male <strong>Moon</strong> was<br />
lustful: either way, sexuality was implied. It was widely believed<br />
that young women risked pregnancy just by staring<br />
at the <strong>Moon</strong> or laying naked in moonlight.<br />
<strong>The</strong> concept of fertility in crops, birth and rebirth<br />
gradually gave the <strong>Moon</strong> its status of femininity.<br />
In Greek times, lunar fertility cults sprang up, headed<br />
by high priestesses. Lunar, a relatively minor Roman goddess,<br />
became an all-powerful deity when the Roman Empire<br />
expanded to include Europe and the Middle East, adding<br />
together diverse traditions of <strong>Moon</strong>-worship.<br />
Lunar became the personified goddess of the <strong>Moon</strong>.<br />
Later she is identified as the Roman goddess of nature,<br />
fertility and childbirth and Hecate is the Greek goddess of<br />
the crossroads. She is most often depicted as having three<br />
heads; one of a dog, one of a snake and one of a horse. She<br />
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