The Moon

intuition ∙ imagination ∙ subconscious ∙ illusion ∙ creativity ∙ confusion ∙ femininity ∙ mystery ∙ feeling ∙ reality

MELANCHOLY

“As full and bright as I am, this light is not my own. […] Without her we are lifeless satellites drifting.”
Tool: Reflection

How passive is the moon, really? How alive?
How warm is her celestial body?
Is she second-rate?

Beacon in the night. Protection.
Company. Light.

werewolf ∙ FULL MOON ∙ lunatic
night ∙ dreaming ∙ lying awake ∙ nightmare

“I don’t like what the moon is supposed to do.
Confuse me, ovulate me,
spoon-feed me longing. A kind of ancient
date-rape drug.”
Brenda Shaughnessy

(other)worldly ∙ enchantment
what isn’t seen by the light of day?
The dark side of the moon

lunar phases:
change ∙ cyclic ∙ regularity
tides:
water ∙ menstruation ∙ magnet

“You change shape and turn away,
letting night solve all night’s problems alone.”
Brenda Shaughnessy

We all watch the same Moon.

“The moon had been observing the earth close-up longer than anyone. […] But the moon remained silent; it told no stories. All it did was embrace the heavy past with a cool, measured detachment. On the moon there was neither air nor wind. Its vacuum was perfect for preserving memories unscathed. No one could unlock the heart of the moon.”
Haruki Murakami

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