Lunar Cycles

[carla]

I amazed at the way the full moon seems to bring out the worst in us.
Every kick-off seems to happen in the days around it.
I thought I'd put a few dates up so we can keep an eye on how it effects us

Full Moon

Oct 14th

Nov 13th

Dec 12th

New Moon

Sep 29th

Oct 28th

Nov 27th

Nov 13th Oct 28th Dec 1

[carla]

Moon Beauty Tips

The period of a waning moon leading up to a new moon is the best time for detoxifying the body - release all your toxins and refresh.
This is the optimum time to exfoliate, use cleansing face packs, sea-salt baths, seaweed wraps, have facials and sweat it out in the sauna.

The phase when the moon is waxing up to a full moon is the time to replenish, regenerate and repair your skin with moisturisers and essential oil massages. Give your hair a deep conditioning treatment too, as it's believed that the skin and hair are more absorbent at this time.

Moon calendar 2008 - full and new moon phases

[Jo]

Hi Carls - great idea

On Lymebusters they were discussing this and how traditional farmers worm their cattle in line with the lunar cycle - because many parasites reproduce more around certain times of the month.

So the farmers wormed their cattle twice a month. Once when the moon was waxing and again when it was waning.

I found a calender that shows these times:

Lunar Calendar 2008

Anyone else has an outpouring this past week? I seem to have a particular pinch point inline with the seasons changing from autumn to winter too.

Jo xxx

[carla]

Well for once I never stole it from Lymebusters Jo. All the trouble made me think of it .

Anyone else has an outpouring this past week? I seem to have a particular pinch point inline with the seasons changing from autumn to winter too.

I ve noticed that Jo. Do you mean an outpouring of morgs or emotions or both. I have a really strange time every few months.

xx

[megluth72]

Well as for the mood changes, I have had some major problems this week with moodiness and emotions. At work the wierdos always come out during a full moon. We get the strangest questions and request coming at us, like the loonie bin opened their doors and let the patients out to roam. Keeps us entertained at least.

I've had some major multiplication of bean things going on this week as well. Last night was the worst. I swear I was pulling out dozens. I forgot about the full moon and associated it will my hormone cycle. Perhaps the two combined and really threw my system off.

Just observations on my part.

[tcmgpt13]

Five Element Theory | acupuncturetoday.com

Here is another way to look at the cycles many notice with morgellons. The Chinese person I studied with added another spleen cycle to the chart found in this article which he said was just before summer starts. Some Chinese feel that you can add spleen in after every major organ cycle (spleen seasons last about two weeks). This is something I have noticed, that after every season, such as now the lung season is winding down, I will notice an increase in parasitic activity. More dampness breaking through as small lesions this year. I do think in my case that the antivirals are helping somewhat in so far as curtailing the number of outbreaks and the fact is they seem less serious. The spleen, in my personal observation is very much a part of my morgellons illness as it controls the lymph system. I suspect, but do not know for sure, it could be a part of others' problems as well.

Just realized I had skipped the issue of emotions as far as they relate to the organ systems involved:

EMOTIONS AND TCM

"According to the Five-Element tradition, Anger is associated with Wood, Joy is associated with Fire, Pensiveness with Earth, Grief with Metal and Fear with Water. The Liver is associated with Wood and therefore with Anger, the Heart with Fire and Joy, the Spleen with Earth and Pensiveness, the Lung with Metal and Grief and the Kidney with Water and Fear. A patient can experience imbalance in more than one organ and therefore have more complicated emotional disturbances. If a patient is experiencing extreme mood swings between Joy (Mania) and Fear (depression), one would expect an imbalance between the Heart and Kidney (Fire and Water imbalance). We would expect symptoms such as insomnia, disturbed dreaming, heart palpitations, and temperature changes. If a patient is experiencing violent mood swings between Anger and Grief (remorse), an imbalance between Liver and Lung would be expected with other symptoms involving breathing, bowel movement, waking between 1 and 5 am. Some emotional changes such as depression may seem the same emotion, but in TCM the organ involved can be different. If the depression is actually anger turned inward as the case with many women, the Liver may be out of balance. We would look for PMS symptoms, problems with cramping during the period, waking between 1 and 3 am. If obsessive thinking (Pensiveness) characterizes the depression, we would suspect the Spleen and look for other symptoms such as decreased appetite, diarrhea, and heavy bleeding with the period. Sometimes the depression is associated with Panic attacks (Fear). We would suspect the Kidney is out of balance. We would look for changes in urination (usually frequency is increased, lower back pain is present, and a ringing in the ears may be heard). There can actually be many causes of changes in emotional balance. It is important is recognize that the cause may be organic i.e. an organ is out of balance. But lifestyle may also be a contributing factor."

There are other discussions about mood in this article if someone wants to learn more about this issue as it relates to TCM.

[Jo]

Wow Meg - you seeing 'loonie' customers on a full moon is an interesting observation:

"Moon madness
The phases of the Moon have often been associated with madness, giving rise to the English word 'lunatic'."

BBC - Science & Nature - Space - The Moon

Upon checking my diary it looks like I have 2 big pinch points with the changing of the seasons (autumn to winter, spring to summer) - bring outpouring of morgs and emotional instability.

Jo xxx

[Kritters]

Hey guiz...

I have had two businesses...one with my x and one on my own. A full moon really brings out the crazies. Even those you don't normally see for long periods of time until then. I always believed the moon brought out the nutzos just as the zombies and bats and vampires LOL.

I went to a Bioset practitioner Thurs and have another appt next week to determine my food allergies and balance my system. She did explain about the full moon and why there is more itching and other parasitic activity at night as well.......BUT I FORGOT!!! LOL
So I just emailed her to ask again. ;
Kritts

[Kritters]

Anyone see the movie, Moonstruck, with Cher and Nick Cage? One of my favorites.

the old grandfather walked his dogs at night (about 6 of them) and met his old Italian buddies to discuss anything and everything. One mentioned how beautiful the moon was.

He said, "La Luna....it bringsa the mana to the womana, capice?"

Hahahahahahahaaaaaaaa (me laughing maniacally)

Kritts

[Jo]

Hi guys,

Could people report if they've had any change in symptoms around this December's fullest moon ever?? (eg more itchy, depressed). Also could people report in, if they haven't?

Many thanks

Jo xxx