Full moon meditation synchronizes the mind and spirit with the moon’s strongest lunar phase, allowing access to deeper thoughts and the universal mind. Practiced in a relaxed position, it can increase spiritual energy, awaken memories, and bring good fortune. It’s associated with Eastern religions and believed to release blocked chakras. Scientists, however, dispute its effects on human behavior.
Full moon meditation is a type of focused contemplation that synchronizes the mind and spirit with what is believed to be the moon’s strongest and most powerful lunar phase. Meditation itself is a process that guides the mind beyond focusing on worldly events to instead focus on a higher plane of thought where practitioners can access their deeper thoughts, the subconscious, the spirit world, and perhaps even the universal mind, which is believed to be the collective thought library of every mind that ever existed. During a full moon, which occurs during a five-day period in the middle of the month when the moon is directly opposite the sun and the moon’s gravitational pull is expected to be greatest, meditation advocates believe that the ability to transcend everyday consciousness and merging with higher thinking becomes easier and much more powerful.
Full moon meditation practice involves silence and suspension of controlled thought to access a stream of consciousness and an open mind; it also involves the suspension of negative emotions in favor of peace. It’s usually more effective to have your body in a firm, relaxed position in a chair or on the floor; ground positions include kneeling with head bowed or a seated lotus position with legs crossed and palms open to the sky. Some people prefer to sit outside in full view of the full moon; others sit indoors near a window through which they can see the moon. Music is often played or created spontaneously with drums or other instruments. You can also sing or practice rhythmic breathing.
The effects of full moon meditation include increased spiritual energy, heightened emotion, awakening memories, and receiving good fortune or blessings for purposeful projects during meditation, especially projects involving service to others. Some people believe that the channel to the universe is widest during full moon meditation, allowing people to feel greater love from the universe or from God, which they can share with the world. All of this creates a greater opportunity to have a spiritual awakening, receive revelations about one’s life, and make personality changes, according to practitioners. Spiritual counselors often encourage those who don’t meditate regularly to take the opportunity to meditate on a full moon to calm sudden anxiety and depression as the full moon is often associated with rowdy, fanatic fits of emotion.
Meditating during the full moon is a practice associated with Eastern religion and is particularly embraced by Buddhism. Buddhists and Hindus believe that blocked chakras, or energy force fields, can be released by the divine love received during full moon meditation, restoring vitality and health. New Age movements and Wiccan religions incorporate full moon meditation, believing it allows people to go beyond their animal instincts and behaviors.
Practitioners believe there are seven types of energy that can be strengthened during a full moon meditation. Self-will, higher mind, love and harmony are the first four energies. Inferior reasoning, devotion, and the ability to organize or manage are the remaining energies. Scientists, however, counter that while the moon has a slightly greater gravitational pull during a full moon, it does not affect humans’ emotions and behavior.
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