July’s New Moon is faded light within fading light. The year’s light fades after the solstice, the moon is dark. The new moon influences me to throw things out, physically, mentally, emotionally. If I don’t want something to grow, that is sometimes the only answer. I’m repulsed by consumerism, recently, as I take on new interests and leave others behind. I tire of being made to feel I must have something in order to do what I do properly or be one of the crowd, or in order to be beautiful enough or have a nice enough home.
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I haven’t been paying as much attention to the moon as I usually do. Then today I found myself having a bit of a down day, quiet, introspective, but with a very busy mind. I realized the moon is turning today—rather tomorrow—ending its waning and getting ready to grow in the sky. No wonder I’ve been in my own darker corners, cogitating and gestating ideas but not getting a whole lot done.

Do you track the moon through its phases and the signs of the zodiac? Do you celebrate the new or full moon, or both? How does the moon affect you? Are you aware of your inner tides?

This exciting reemergence of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker Rediscovered in Arkansas, a bird thought to be extinct in the U.S. for 60 years, made my day. Thanks to The View From My Window for the link, in A Good Day For Birders!

Here’s a site, maintained by the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS), that shows recent seismic activity. Note the pattern in the western Pacific and southeast Asia. You have to wonder what the planet is up to. There’s a lot going on there.

USGS Earthquake Activity World Map

USGS California and Nevada Earthquake Activity Map

This statement doesn’t represent a perpetually sunny disposition on my part. Nor is it about shielding my eyes from the woes of the world, which are many and deserve serious attention. Rather it serves as a reminder of the choices I have in my approach to other people and my life as a whole. It’s more about tolerance than anything else, about reason and responsiveness over reaction.
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