The Moon
zodiac) through to the Full Moon (Moon and Sun on
opposite sides of the Earth), and back again to another
New Moon. The New Moon point is considered a time of
conception and beginning, the Full Moon, a time of
fruition and fullness—a time of experiencing. It is often
stated in astrological literature that a seed idea, impulse,
or insight present at the New Moon is externalized
through the first two quarters of the waxing moon and
reaches completion, or fullness, at the Full Moon. After
the Full Moon, the implications or "meaning" of what
was achieved through the externalization process of the
waxing moon is seen—the lesson is learned, and
preparation takes place for a new and perhaps more
perfect idea to form at the next New Moon.
Phase Cycles
Keep in mind that the cycle of the Moon resembles all
cycles (that of the heartbeat, the breath, the day, the
year, etc.). A cycle has a point of greatest inwardness or