Moon 259This denotes that the influence of the lunar ray causes
waning and waxing for those who are on the mundane
level. To a perfect yogi who has transcended sex, the lunar
ray gives spiritual nourishment.
The birth of Moon is traced to the ‘churning of the
ocean’. This deals with the birth of So-ma. The cosmic
principle So-ma came into manifestation due to the activity
of the whirl-pool of space in time. This is a very difficult
concept to comprehend. It is nonetheless apparent that
the mind of man emerges again on the level of the soul to
serve a higher purpose. At first the lower mind is made
to merge (into subjective slumber) in meditation, to give
place to soul-consciousness. Again, after the soul
establishes itself in its functions, it recalls the pure mind
to serve higher purposes.
The position of Moon in a horoscope above the
horizon at night gives better opportunities for soul-
development.
Moon is directly connected with the flood of the
earth. The ebb and tide of the oceans are governed by the
lunations. Every river experiences floods at equal intervals
of time and these intervals are governed by Moon. The
menstrual cycles of women and the cycles of fertility are
due to the revolutions of Moon. The Moon goes round
the twelve zodiacal signs in about 28 days. This is the
menstrual cycle of a woman. This bears a correspondence
with the fertility of the earth. The growth of plants is
governed by Moon, while the food of the plant-kingdom
is supplied by the rays of the Sun. The appearance and
disappearance of the Moon disc once in a month has
relationship with the visible and invisible growth of a
plant. During the increasing Moon the leaves, branches,