Why do we people mostly feel that we either have too much or too little and never enough? This attitude keeps our civilisation going and is sometimes even healthy but one cannot help but wonder, why can't it be just right at some point. Life would be a flat line were that to be the case and would probably lose its charm and motivation. The full moon ,however, is a whole different story and is somewhat more in tune with our wishful thinking. It simply turns full and period and never fails to spark a moment of true romanticisicm

The full moon will be on Friday and will be quite special this time, because it is the second within the calendar month. This full moon is called »blue moon«.
 

Who does not know the situation having difficulties to make a decision? Admittedly, neuro scientists have assessed that the brain makes its choice within milliseconds and then sends a kind of recommendation to the consciousness, nevertheless, most of us question everything again and worry to make a mistake. Sometimes you ask yourself how helpful thoughts really are? A few years ago, when we had to decide on one or the other ice cream flavour in an ice-cream parlour, we found our daughter to solve this problem quite elegantly by saying: »I'll have both!« … Children are somewhat more advanced in these things

Why are we actually idolising the Sun? And why does its absence make us feel dejected? The time of the sun cult is essentially history – meaning a form of religion or honouring, like for example the ancient Greeks practised this with their sun god Helios. Nevertheless, a big part still remains today: Sun is life. This is a difficult fact to withdraw from. And even from the Moon, nothing other glares at us, than the reflection of sunlight. Try it yourself: sunbathing in the full moon light!

July 25th, 2012

Holiday season … easy to recognise that the word "holidays" derives from "holy days". It originates from the Old English word hāligdæg and referred to special religious days in old times. Today, in modern use, the work-free days are only rarely marked by religious motifs, albeit they still represent something special. To what extent they are truly special, mostly depends on the inner attitude and how exceptional you create your life.
The Moon does certainly not have holidays – although its light has a divine appearance for us at times.

June 26th, 2012

The full moon of Sunday will be a "supermoon". Bigger, brighter, closer, better. Drop everything and forget time and space, to experience this astronomic sensation…

No, the truth is that the Moon is slightly bigger and a little bit brighter. But that doesn't sound as good as "super". We humans are obviously only susceptible for the magnificent, for the superlatives, for the sensational and the onetime opportunity, which has definitely to be grasped. Maybe because our life is usually the opposite.

April 29th, 2012

A short thought on the subject of "forgetting". Normally, it is looked at as being negative – you suppress, you lose, you miss … At the same time, there has to be something salutary in it, to forget and therefore gain a distance to your own past. However, at the same time, it is important to take responsibility for one's past, which only works if it remains in the consciousness. How can this be reconciled? A different word was suggested to me once: "I unlearn my past." This contains a different quality. Knowing what was, without being shackled to it. Being able to think about past events without agitation nor illusion, only knowledge. This is what inner freedom would feel like.

April 6th, 2012

I read a family letter from the post-war era, in which a grandmother writes, full of gratitude, that her family now owns a second pair of scissors. There were times when this was something really special. We are already used to having everything double and triple and we do not notice anymore how quickly things come and go in and out of our lives. However, it is often the things we only possess once that are truly meaningful to us. The thought of this contains something quite soothing. Good thing that there is only one Moon here on Earth ... a second moon wouldn't be so bad, though

March 3d, 2012

The full moon will be on Tuesday and I reminisce the harbour of a deep desire. Not something that could be purchased – something, you believe would bring fulfillment and order into your own life. Often, these kind of wishes do not turn into reality for a long time and you can ask yourself why it is like this. It must have something to do with the situation of non-fulfillment,  with which probably every human can identify themselves with. Otherwise we would not encounter it in the variety of forms that we do. It is probably the fact being occupied with the situation itself that defines us and gives meaning to our lives. When we learn not to form our lives in the future, but in the moment of wishing, the fulfillment will then be part of the present. Your own happiness should never be dependent on the outside.

February 4th, 2012

Full moon coming on Monday with the New Year being just a few days old and you are already surrounded by resolutions and hoping that everything will be different, better and nicer, and that problems and unpleasantries may disappear. This probably rarely works because changes cannot be planned by the calendar but need to be developed from the inside and mature at a certain point in time to become reality. This is also closely connected with faith and trust. So let's forget about the good intentions and start acting... "Deeds are better than words!".

January 3d, 2012

Yet another full moon on Saturday. The American author Robert M. Pirsig once stated that people are first and foremost interested in the question "What's new?" and because of this, only remain on the surface of their being. Instead, Pirsig suggests to address the question "What's best?", as this will lead to profound depth. So, how about a little walk in the full moon light and ponder a little, without brooding over anything new? The perfect opposite pole in these turbulent times...

December 6th, 2011

The full moon will be on Thursday the 10th November. Light one or more candles and make a wish – whether in the full moon light or on any other day. Your words will create a new reality.

November 5th, 2011

As a Zen master once put it: if one lives through a difficult crisis or experience and has to work through a great stroke of fate, this might save oneself 30 years of meditation. Although, this sentence is surely also meant to be humorous, it still contains a core of truth. Encountering ourselves deeply inside and meeting the profound insight into our being and life that can develop from a crisis, is of inestimable value. Maybe this thought can help everyone who is currently experiencing severe difficulties in their lives

October 7th, 2011

Monday the 12th of September and the oncoming autumn blows the first leaves off the trees, the time of harvesting and gathering begins. Nowadays, this has obviously a different significance than in the old days. Still, we are gathering experiences, impressions, information or memories. From time to time, however, it does feel good to let go of a few, sharing them with someone or simply forget. An inspirational phrase once read quotes: "Don't build nests in the past." 

September 8th, 2011

Full moon is on Saturday the 13th August. If we are lucky, the weather holds up and will give us an opportunity for a walk in the full moon light! The word "romantic" appears to have almost fallen out of fashion, although it describes so appropriately the longing of many people. In a positive sense it is about the emphasis on feelings. And this is no doubt, valuable in this world, which mostly moves from one thought to another. Make space for your feelings, share them with others and sprinkle a touch of romance over the time spent together. Full moon light can really work wonders here. 

August 9th, 2011

Full moon is on Wednesday the 15th and a total lunar eclipse occurring simultaneously. In the early days, this used to be a greatly feared event, because the darkening of light was interpreted as the end of the world. We may smile about it this today, but if we look at the hysteria around the year of 2012 and the misinterpretations of the Maya calendars (or the movies from Hollywood about the apocalypse) not much appears to have changed. Fear is a lucrative business. Let's reflect instead, on our responsibility that we carry for our wonderful Earth and let us use the force of love in our hearts for creating a future that is worth living for.

June 11th, 2011