The Moon That Makes Us Howl

 

Lunar Cycle.

Animal Behavior.

Unexplainable Phenomena.

There are countless beliefs and myths about the infamous “werewolf” or the belief in lycanthrope. While the idea of muscular twenty year old men running around shirtless and protecting their teen girlfriends from equally attractive, mysterious, and elusive vampires is much more intriguing, the moon doesn’t just turn humans to wolves. Though, we don’t have to become feral beasts to behave like one.

          I have always had an interest in what is known as the “Lunar Effect”. The term lunar effect is basically the belief that there is an actual correlation between the different stages of the Earth's lunar cycle (The phases of the moon) and behavior in animals (Yes, animals. This includes humans as we are all a bunch of mammals). The odd behavior that seems to occur on certain phases of the moon’s cycle have yet to be explained, though the lunar effects have been studied for quite some time now.

The lunar effect is in no way a new topic of discussion. It has been around and observed for quite a while. By the late 1980s, there were at least 20 published studies on the purported lunar-birthrate connection. Of course, some myths of the lunar cycle are purely coincidence. For example, with fertility rates, it has a lot to do with the menstrual cycle. The typical cycle revolves on a twenty-eight day period, just as the moon does.  There is also said to be an increase in reproduction and an unexplainable blood loss. Surgeons used to refuse to operate because they said that, on the full moon, more people died from lack of blood clotting. Even those with mental disorders show signs of being affected. They have been said to grow more aggressive and violent on full moons. The only mental disorder that showed sign of correlation was with schizophrenic. The problem with these studies is, all recent studies have seemed to prove them wrong. There is no known correlation between them.

Of course, the whole idea of people going crazy on the full moon is quite humorous. The word “Lunatic” is actually derived from the Latin word “Luna” which means moon. Perhaps there is more truth to these myths than modern people care to believe.

http://www.universetoday.com/112861/why-do-people-go-crazy-during-a-full-moon/

There are some who believe that the moon creates an actual spiritual affect. All astrological frequencies actually affect a person’s behavior. http://www.spiritualresearchfoundation.org/spiritualresearch/spiritualscience/spiritualeffectofmoon_on_man

All objects including stars, planets and satellite bodies emit frequencies. These “frequencies” affect humans on a subtle and physical level. The frequencies that are emitted by the moon affect different frequencies in the mind of human beings. ‘Mind’ refers to the feelings, emotions and desires etc. The mind is split into two parts; the conscious mind and the sub-conscious mind. The conscious mind are things that we as humans choose to do of our own accord, while the sub-conscious mind is best described as the part of the mind that controls out nature and, basically, determines a person’s personality.

          In my personal opinion, I believe there is most definitely a possibility that the lunar cycle affects our behaviour. Think about this for a moment. Animals. When there is a natural disaster or something out of place happening, they change their behaviour, don’t they? What causes them to behave this way to something that most humans wouldn’t see coming? Their instincts. Why should astrological changes be any different to those on earth? Only so much of your mind is made up of conscious behaviour. Humans, as a species, are all more intuitive than most would usually believe.