Everything you want to know about Volle Maan

During a full moon, the moon sends a lot of energy to the earth. With its divine rays, this is beautiful to see, but you may not always experience this ‘peak’ of the moon cycle as positive. Are you sleeping poorly at night and feeling irritable and emotional during the day? There is a good chance that the moon energy is causing this. What does a full moon entail? We will tell you everything you want to know.

What is a full moon?

A full moon occurs because the moon is on the other side of the earth from the sun. Thirteen full moons appear in a year; about one per month. Each full moon is in a different zodiac sign. This creates a unique energy, which can be given a meaning. The energy of the moon pulls on the water on earth (gravity). Humans consist mostly of water, which is why our energy is also pulled. This explains the influence you can feel during the different moon cycles.

What is the influence of a full moon?

The moon cycle has a major influence on us. To be able to move with the energy of the moon, moon calendars are important. You can feel the wind at your back when you move with the natural cycle of building up, growing, full bloom, and winding down. 

Living with the moon cycle

New moon

Use the energy of the new moon to set new intentions, express wishes, and make plans.

Waxing moon

During the waxing moon, it is best to take action. Start that new sport you had intended to, immerse yourself in your work or studies, and nurture your relationships.

Full moon

The light and energy of the full moon is ideal for working on your personal development. Write down what you worry about a lot, but also what makes you happy. Prepare for release.

Waning moon

The waning moon is the ideal time to let go and break bad habits. Take the rest and space to make decisions and make sure you recharge well for the new moon.

Listen to yourself and adapt your rituals to your own biorhythm in combination with the moon energy. Utilize not only the times of exuberance, but also those of curling up in your comfort zone. By gaining more insight into the influence of the different moon phases on your life, you can move with the moon energy. This way, you experience your life more intensely and richly.

Restless with a full moon

We have a biological clock, based on the rising and setting of the sun. We sleep and eat at fixed times. A full moon makes the night a lot brighter than we are used to, which makes us out of balance . In addition, the energy of the gravitational relationships between the moon and earth has an effect on our sleep pattern and emotions. Humans sleep on average shorter during a full moon, need longer to fall asleep, and have a shorter phase of deep sleep.

During a full moon, the energy of the moon amplifies everything: our emotions, thoughts, and situations. This energy opens our chakras, the most important energy centers in our body. Your negative thoughts, such as fear and depression, therefore come to light better around these days. Positive thoughts and emotions are also amplified by full moon energy. You may feel the need to create, clean up, or do things you have postponed every time. Give yourself that last push around this time to achieve your goals.

If you feel a strong connection with your loved ones around a full moon, then it is a good idea to contact them. Your outgoing love will be amplified by the energy of the moon. This is extra welcome if the other person is overwhelmed by changing emotions around this time.

Dreaming during a full moon

During a full moon, new events are waiting. There is a great chance that one of your wishes comes true around this time. Some wishes require a lot of time. It can therefore also be that you get strong indications around the full moon that you are on the right track. You will dream more often and more intensely. Reflect on what emotions come up during these dreams. Do you feel encouraged? A positive attitude is amplified during this time. Therefore, think about what you can do best to make your wishes come true, but in the meantime be happy with what you have so far.

What does a full moon mean spiritually?

Besides the fact that a full moon has a considerable mental and physical influence on us, there is also a spiritual meaning. As seen in the moon calendar, we can think of the moon in terms of the Chinese philosophical concept of yin-yang. During a new moon, there is a lot of feminine energy yin (dark, cold, holding on, and receptive). This energy symbolizes the night and gradually decreases during the waxing moon, while masculine energy yang (light, warm, mobile, goal-oriented) then increases. A full moon is marked by yang energy (the energy of the sun) and is the ‘all-or-nothing phase’. The yang energy decreases with the waning moon and makes room for new yin energy. After this, the cycle repeats itself and the energies of the moon become more and more yin; just as changeable as our life. You can feel the effect of the changing moon energy mainly in these areas:

• Emotions
• Nutrition
• Instincts
• Needs
• Hormones
• The subconscious
• The past
• The home situation
• Motherhood

The yin energy pulls hardest on the water on earth during a full moon. Because you consist mostly of water, you will feel amplified emotions around this period. Your natural instincts are more stimulated, such as motherly love or, for example, fear of heights. Everything that ‘already was’ is amplified. Your body also absorbs the most nutrients around a full moon, because medicinal herbs and plants have the most power now.

As soon as you align your life with the moon cycles, you begin to connect with the cosmos and with nature. In the twenty-first century, we have a tendency to detach ourselves from that, but you will notice that connection with the moon brings you a lot of happiness.

Let go with a full moon

The moon is astrologically associated with feelings. Where a new moon is an excellent opportunity to make wishes and manifest dreams, a full moon is about reaching a peak and ‘letting go’ of the old. This can be letting go of negative energies or events as a result of annoyance. It is also about letting go of negative patterns you have gotten into, such as harmful thoughts and habits. We are therefore actually forced to settle up with our ‘junk’. The clear light of a full moon shines on our own darkness: the parts of ourselves we would rather not see. This is why some people are confused around a full moon.

Letting go ensures that not only our mind, but also our body can fully relax. Walk to a room with a window where the light of the full moon shines through or where you feel most relaxed. Light candles or incense if you like that. Then take a cushion, sit in a lotus position, and close your eyes. Concentrate on your heart chakra and breathe in deeply for 5 seconds and out deeply for 5 seconds. If a thought comes along with a negative charge, name this in your head. Then say ‘let go’ and imagine that the thought floats away. Repeat this until no more negative thoughts come along and you are fully relaxed.

What should you do with a full moon?

The emotions that come to the surface during a full moon need an outlet. When you have let go of uncertain or unresolved feelings about a situation or person, you can open your heart again and have room for gratitude. Most people only adapt their life to the cycle of the moon when they are in trouble. That is okay, but it is important to understand that every moon phase is suitable for a goal in your life. The more you align yourself with the moon, the easier your life goes. The full moon is the ideal moment to work on your inner self. Think of self-reflection, healing, removing blocks, and letting go of the past: all things we should do regularly. You can use the full moon to work on:

• Negative emotions
• Fears
• Annoyance
• Arguments
• Disappointments
• Intense events

Forgive yourself and others at a full moon

To work on ourselves, we must first be able to forgive ourselves and others. Sounds difficult? It does not have to be. Imagine that some people are on earth to help you grow as a person. That person has to do things to make your path more difficult, but those are necessary for your development. So look for the lesson when someone pushes you to the limit or irritates you. See it as a predetermined plan to go further than where you stand now. Resentment will not help you in this kind of situation; it leads to bitterness and is toxic. As Buddha once said: “Holding on to anger is drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

Look back at the past month and become aware of someone or something that has hurt you. Then use this time not for criticism, but for forgiveness. If you forgive a situation or person, you free your karma. By doing that, you leave the situation (detoxify) and make room for new opportunities in your life. The purer you are during a full moon, the better you will be able to sow in two weeks during a new moon. The best time for forgiveness is the evening before a full moon. It is good to realize that forgiving someone for what he or she has done does not mean that you approve of that same behavior. It means that you have settled up with it and can move on. You can then forget it, but you do not have to.

Source: Inspirerendleven.nl