Looonies!

WindSock

As the moon is waxing, it got me wondering if anyone has had any experience with people who change a bit every full moon? I myself always feel a bit headachey, but I don't think I get hairy hands or wear jumpers on my legs or anything. Also, are there many Werewolf myths in Ireland?

Papergirl 1

Dont have any personal experiences, but people deffo go extra loonie! The mental hospital's have to put extra staff on the nights that there is a full moon :eek:

r3nu4l

Lookee here

Stoner

yeah, my Dad was raised in Kirwan Street Cottages, the wall at the back of his house was the wall in Grange Gorman HOspital, and their toilet was outside, he said that as a child they all hated using it at night and that at a full moon the shouting and screaming kept him up. They have better drugs these days i guess.

Oryx

I always put it down to pmt. Hmmmmm....

imeatingchips

I read somewhere before that it might be to do with the gravitational pull of the moon and chemicals or some such in your head.

here's something:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1106830.stm

Anyhoo, my anecdote:

one day my missus said to me "did you ever notice we always seem to have a big sesh (i.e. lovin') when it's a full moon?"

To which I replied "Zzzzzzzzzz....."

6th

Or it could actually be some sort of werewolf/demnic possession? Its something I have been looking at recently and seeing how the werewolf stories might be updated.

Ok so I'm looking at it from a point of view that believes in spirit energies and the possibilities of possession/channelling.

*Transfiguration is a phenomenon which is usually only spoken about due to its christian relation but its not uncommon to here reports of it during trance mediumship and possession cases.

Consider then that maybe for some reason at the time of a full moon that some people are more open to some form of possession which causes a change in both their behavior and their appearance (or rather how they are perceived).

For some people this is a relationship they enter into by their own free will and I have even spoken to people who claim to be werewolfs, though they tell me there are many misconception about werewolves and their behaviour.

There are even rituals that people can go through to invite a spirit of this nature.

*Actually I just realized that the phrase transfiguration is also popular due to the Harry Potter Books/Movies.

6th

I know a few people here have witnessed facial changes of people during past life exercises. Maybe in werewolves it isnt actually a change to their physical appearance but rather superimposed visual phenomenon as with the PL exercises?

Fallen Seraph

r3nu4l wrote:

Lookee here

I know it's a little off topic; but I can't help but remark on the last paragraph on that article:

Meanwhile in 1994, Jack Nicholson starred in a film called Wolf, in which a publisher becomes infected by a creature and turns into a wolf at full moon.

:rolleyes:

monkeyfudge

Yep.. I've read that article before... terrible writing.

How can you say meanwhile in 1994? Do all times exist at the same instant?

Anyway... I've said it before and I'll say it again... The full moon doesn't exert any greater gravitational pull than a new moon... a full moon is merely a moon that isn't covered by the Earth's shadow.

Any effects that it would have on people is down to some sort of psychological impact. Traditionally a brighter sky at night would agitate animals and mental patients. But with the sky lit up as it is in modern cities the moon makes very little impact in brightness of the night. So any effects the moon has on people must be down to the full moons notoriety being lodged in peoples subconscious.

I've never felt any different around a full moon anyway... I do have reoccurring dreams about it though... but that's for another forum I believe.

6th

To be honest I am always alot more amourous during a full moon.

Eyespy

boreds wrote:

As the moon is waxing, it got me wondering if anyone has had any experience with people who change a bit every full moon? I myself always feel a bit headachey, but I don't think I get hairy hands or wear jumpers on my legs or anything. Also, are there many Werewolf myths in Ireland?

I get headaches, I don't know if it's lunar influence though. I usually associate them with changes in the weather particularly if it's heavy or thundery. With regards to the legends I only know about the Ossory wolves.

stormkeeper

I seem to be a little more energised during a full moon, am more motivated to do things, it seems...

Stoner

for what it's worth I notice nothing different about any time of the year.

Oryx

As someone who hasnt looked up at the sky for weeks, what is the phase of the moon right now? Cos Ive been cleaning my house like the queen was coming, which aint like me.

Other than that, I always put being moody down to being me, or female or both.

Nevyn

The moon is just about mid cycle that is it is 13 days old and it will be full tomorrow night.

I use a program called lunar bar to plan things around but I usually know what the moon is at on any day and use it to look ahead.
http://infra-azure.org/lunabar/downloads.html

Tomorrows full moon is a 'blue moon'.
The blue moon occurs when there are two full moons in the same calendar month and the second is said to be blue.

I have for as long as I can remember kept track of the moons cycles for various reasons.

Tzetze

Adjective: Lunatic
Insane and believed to be affected by phases of the moon.

They invented a word for it.

Oryx

Thaedydal wrote:

The moon is just about mid cycle that is it is 13 days old and it will be full tomorrow night.

I use a program called lunar bar to plan things around but I usually know what the moon is at on any day and use it to look ahead.
http://infra-azure.org/lunabar/downloads.html

Tomorrows full moon is a 'blue moon'.
The blue moon occurs when there are two full moons in the same calendar month and the second is said to be blue.

I have for as long as I can remember kept track of the moons cycles for various reasons.

I usually notice it where i live but it may be behind the house or covered by clouds or something.

There could be something in this then, cos honestly Im being so productive this week Im setting a dangerous precedent.

Nevyn

So you only clean your house once in a blue moon....

Oryx

Thaedydal wrote:

So you only clean your house once in a blue moon....

Ha ha so it seems. My husbands been accusing me of that for years, finally I can tell him hes right.

Red Hand

I know someone who changes alot during a full moon...:p

Gillybean72

I get all weird at a full moon and notice others do as well... its so strange. I get hyper emotional, and glad when it passes.. although I tune easier at that point too..