The Full Hunter's Moon (Uposatha)

The Moon is inside our atmosphere, which is much larger than we're told  (USSR).

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Triple Moon headband with pentagram of Man

Culturally and spiritually significant across many societies, full moons are associated with festivals such as Buddhist Vesak (~May) and various Hindu purnima observances (such as the Buddha's Birthday). The "fasting day" or Uposatha is also of tremendous importance to the Buddha and Theravada Buddhism.

Many traditions have named specific full moons—like the harvest moon or hunter's moon—and linked them to seasonal and agricultural events.

Folklore has associated full moons with madness, supernatural events, and insomnia, though scientific studies have so far found inconsistent evidence of behavioral effects on anything but the tides.

• Eric Dubay stands by his position that the tides are NOT related to the moon for the simple fact of lunar distance having absolutely no effect on massive bodies of freshwater like lakes and mighty rivers (Ganges, Mississippi, Nile, Amazon, Yangtze, Saraswati); however, could this be because salt plays a role in their electromagnetic pull?

In modern times, terms like “blood moon” and “blue moon” have entered popular use, often referring to lunar eclipses or rare lunar events....

In folklore and tradition

• See also: list of lunar deities and lunar effect

The Moonship tilts and lists, glows and fades.

In Buddhism, Vesak (Wesak) is celebrated on the full moon day of the ancient Indian month of Vaisakha, marking the birth, great enlightenment, and final nirvana of the historical Buddha [11].

In Arabic, badr (بدر ) means "full moon," but it is often translated as "white moon," referring to The White Days, the three days when the full moon is celebrated.

Moonstruck is not necessarily lunacy.

Full moons are traditionally associated with insanity (lunacy and lunatic), various supernatural or "magical phenomena" such as clinical lycanthropy (turning into a werewolf or hirsute dogman), and insomnia (the persistent inability to sleep).

Psychologists, however, have found evidence for effects on human behavior around the time of a full moon, but it tends to be weak [12] except for sensitives, who may be driven over the edge (as seen in asylums and emergency rooms across the country).

Scientists find that their poorly designed studies are generally inconsistent, with some showing a positive effect and others showing a negative effect. In one instance, the Dec. 23, 2000, issue of the British Medical Journal published two studies... More

So what's the big deal? Why does the Moon matter so much. To explain that we have the Saga of Vanity Lycan coming up in Part 2: Who cares about the Moon? Vanity does

• Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon, Amber Larson (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly Wiki edit