Sunday 28 June 2015

The Two Ways to Study the Moon (46)

Introduction

There are really two ways to study the moon. One is to study the moon from the cosmic perspective and the other way is to study the moon from within the human being.


Cosmic Study

The cosmic study of the moon is to study the moon from an astronomical perspective, which is to see the moon as a celestial body


From within the Human Being

The study of the moon from the viewpoint of the human being follows the axiom that the human being (a microcosms) is a universe in miniature. Meaning if there is a moon outside of us there is also a moon within us.

Therefore the study of the moon from the perspective of the human being is a psychological and esoteric study, which is to essentially see the lunar principles and characteristics working in our psychology and in our inner constitution.


Lunar and Solar Principles

The main two principles in the cosmos and in the human being are the lunar and solar principles. For the Earth the two most important celestial bodies and principles are the sun and the moon. As above so below, so as it is for the Earth so it is for the human being.


Middle Ground – Combination of the Two Studies

There is also a middle ground between the two studies, which is studying how human beings have studied the moon and are gaining knowledge of the moon. There is also the study of the moon in how it takes part in our culture. And now to finish, there is also the study of the moon's influence on the human being.


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