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The Full Moons is an exploration of the Sun the Moon, the Truth and their interrelation, and it is the culmination of over ten years of letters the author has written on esoteric astrology. A compendium of topics in esoteric astrology, it explores the emerging universal spirituality, gradually unfolding through the current decades as seen from the perspective of topical world events, even though the principles investigated therein are timeless. The twelve astrological signs each give a unique insight into various aspects of spirituality, and each one has its own story to tell on the great evolutionary path of the soul. Because the soul is so dear to us, even though the subject matter of the book is esoteric in its presentation, there is something in its pages for everyone, whether or not you have an astrological background. Ultimately, this book can be used as reference material for the times of the full moon each month and for specified times in between. The book is extensively indexed for ease of reference and it contains abundant reference material in the appendices, along with a glossary of esoteric terminology.

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Date de parution	12 juin 2014
Nombre de lectures	2
EAN13	9781456622275
Langue	English
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THE FULL MOONS :
TOPICAL LETTERS IN ESOTERIC ASTROLOGY
MALVIN N. ARTLEY

This electronic edition is first published in the United States in 2014
Copyright © by Malvin Artley 2014
Published in eBook format by eBookIt.com
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ISBN-13: 978-1-4566-2227-5
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without prior permission in writing from the publishers and the author.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
To Adrienne Barkla, my long-time friend and colleague, who is a most insightful astrologer, esoteric and otherwise, and who provided the inspiration and ongoing encouragement for the writing of this book.
To Alice Portman, whose thoughts about the sun and moon have provided many valuable insights to the completion of this work.
To the many subscribers to my letters over the years for your keen interest in the full moon festivals, for your support and your inspiration to keep writing them.
To Ada Maria Bianchi for providing the space and care while I wrote this book, and for keeping me on track while I wrote it.
To Barbara Mare' of White Stone Publishing, New Zealand, for her long hours of patient editing and help in getting this book published.
To the staff and outreach of Esoteric Technologies, Australia, for their help over the years with the software used in the astrology for this book.
To my many friends and colleagues in the esoteric community who have given me pause to think and to share ideas about the matters herein contained over the years.
To Janet Hay, whose periodic input and encouragement has been a major influence in the continued writing of my full moon letters.
To Rob Tillet for being the first to post the many letters I have written about the full moons over the years on his site, for continuing to do so, and for providing the initial forum for them.
All images used in this book are either photographs, tables or graphics by the author unless otherwise noted. Cover art is by Adam J. Hicks (see ‘Links’ at the end of this book). All chart graphics are generated by Solar Fire v.9 astrology software. (See link to Esoteric Technologies at the end of this book).
INTRODUCTION
“Three things cannot be hidden: the moon, the sun and the truth…”
The cycles of the moon and the sun have been central to the development of human life, society and consciousness throughout the ages. Since before recorded history we planted according to the moon, structured our activities around the seasons, conceived and gave birth to our babies in tune with the lunar phases. Our cultures evolved celebrations, festivals and commemorations of important events by marking the interrelationship of the sun and moon, and we learned to anticipate impending major events in our societies by the passage of eclipses. The sun and the moon were the first ‘planets’ we observed as we evolved the numerous astrological systems in our various world cultures. Up until very recently in human history, when the electric light bulb replaced our reliance on fire and the sun, we based the very rhythm of life itself on the rising and setting of the sun. When the sun gave light to the day, we were conscious in our phenomenal world. At night, when the only light available was from the moon or from fires, we entered the realm of dreams and subjective realities. Modern societies have lost touch with these cycles, yet the cycles still function, though more subconsciously these days.
If we only stop and investigate a little, these cycles of relation between the sun and the moon still remain valid in our lives. Many emergency medical specialists may be able to tell you, for instance, when the moon is full, because the emergency wards of hospitals often do a booming business at those times. There is currently little scientific evidence from studies to support this, but I have heard directly from emergency workers who swear by the fact. The same is said to be true of psychiatric wards. Experienced hairdressers can tell you that getting one’s hair cut on the waxing moon gives a fuller and more rapid growth of hair. Biodynamic and organic farmers plan by the moon for planting and animal husbandry. The tides rise and fall according to the moon. Animals spawn and mate according to the moon and only in certain seasons, as proscribed by the sun. Yes, the physical cycles of the sun and moon are still very much in evidence if we care to look, yet in our modern age we seem to want to deny them, to think the wisdom and lore about them to be ancient mythology, or that they do not apply in our enlightened times. Such is the arrogance of our materialistic world: to think that nature and extra-planetary bodies have no effect on human life, that we are somehow above such influences. Yet, such is not the case. Aside from physical effects, the sun, moon and planets have a profound effect upon our subjective states of being, as any astrologer can tell you.
Our languages and thus our systems of learning have evolved around these very solar/lunar cycles. The sun has always been associated with life, vigor, objectivity and the ability to rule over the environment and people. It is equated with the masculine—yang—with luminescence and the furtherance of culture. Light has a connection with enlightenment and revelation, thus the sun’s association with learning and spirituality. The moon, as the complementary polarity, has always been associated with the processes of conception, gestation and birth, women’s cycles, tradition, generation. Thus it is equated with the feminine, the subjective side of life—yin—and with the less understood manifestations of the human psyche, hence our references in language to lunatics and the like. Though in some ancient cultures the moon was seen as a masculine deity and the sun as feminine. 1
Religious and moral disciplines frequently use the sun and moon in their symbolism. In Tibetan Buddhist tantra, for instance, the sun is seen as the symbol of the method aspect, whereas the moon is equated with wisdom. When method and wisdom are united, then full enlightenment is said to be possible. Method is equated with the male, or father, whereas wisdom is equated with the feminine, or mother. The sun and the moon in the Buddhist system signify the two halves of the very essence of the path to enlightenment—the yang and yin—of the Great Enlightenment.
The quote at the opening of this foreword is a simplification of a longer quote from “The Book of Threes” of the Pali Canon , 2 but has been variously attributed to either the Buddha or to Confucius. 3 The fact that it is in our consciousness is enough, and it goes straight to the heart of the purpose of this little work. It is not my intent here to enter into a discussion about the lunar phases and their significance, or the mechanics of the soli-lunar cycles. That has been more than adequately covered in other works. 4 Rather it is the moon, the sun and the truth—and their interaction, primarily with respect to astrology, which we will explore in the pages to follow. Through the long ages and the processes of evolution that interaction gave rise first to biological imperatives, then to intelligent living within the natural cycles and eventually to the wisdom borne of experience—the blending of method and wisdom, which is equated with truth.
My own experience with the moon, the sun and the truth began over a decade ago after the end of a long-term relationship, at which time I found myself with a lot of free time and in unfamiliar territory. I had moved to a new country, met one of my significant teachers as a result, been introduced to Chinese astrology and had out of necessity at that time to “chop wood and carry water” while I got myself established in the new land and tended to personal matters. After the relationship ended, however, I found suddenly a renewed interest and passion for a lot of the work I had done in the past with aspects of Western and esoteric astrological traditions. So I began to share insights I had as a result of these renewed interests with my friends.
The formal sharing of those insights began when my friends started asking me what I saw “in the stars” regarding certain events that were taking shape throughout that time, and I started sending emails with my responses to their questions. These became more involved as I reconnected with my past interests, until they turned into letters. It was suggested that perhaps I might send those responses as bulk mailings to what was then a very small group of people, and around the full moons, as much of what I was writing concerned those lunation periods. My friends started sharing those letters with other friends and one of those contacts started posting them on his website. He eventually set up a dialog box for subscriptions. I wrote the letters with a sense of happiness but also a sense of wonder—as to why people would be so interested in a full moon and its associated astrology, as well as a sense of surprise at the amount of information that invariably presented itself when I sat down to write those letters. Looking back I can see why, however, because that period of world history was loaded with things to consider, and this has not abated.
Since I started writing full moon letters in earnest in 2003 we have seen the ongoing “war on terror,” some rather major disasters such as the Sumatra Tsunami, Hurricane Katrina, the financial collapse of 2008–2009. There has been no want of things for the mundane astrologer to investigate. Yet, the question that kept coming to my mind is what all these events were actually impressing upon the collective human psyche. What did the events mean to us as humanity? Was there some sort of evolutionary impulse behind everything? Were we in fact evolving as a result of the stresses in the world? What is the interaction between human thought, world events, extra-planetary activity such as sunspot act