In ancient times, the Moon was the major light in the night. With no electricity, the changing phases of the Moon had a much more direct effect on people. Like a child's night light, the Moon was a comfort, like the mother is a comfort to babies. At the beginning of the cycle, the New Moon disapears and we have a black sky for as long as three days.

We carry such information in our ancestral memories, even if we now live in the middle of a city with every street lit and night lights in every room. On some level, we still feel the Moon cycles. The dark of the Moon, for instance, may be associated with deeper mysteries and secrets, because without light, things can be hidden. It is the beginning of new things to come.

Gender: feminine

Planet: Moon

Element: Water

Dark Moon