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Our Moon
Everything you wanted to know
about it |
Everything you wanted to know about the moon, and probably
more...
PREFACE:
This is a HUGE undertaking, and I'm not going to get it all done in one moon
(moon = month).
I usually update on Mondays. Monday literally means Moon Day. Please be patient...
I started this page on August 16, 2022. Updated: 10/17/2022
...Or, just scroll down.
The Moon in Literature
(These are novels with the word "moon" in the
title).
Note: This is by no means intended to be a comprehensive list.
If you would like one added, please contact
me. |
Book |
Moon Over Manifest by Clare
Vanderpool
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
by Kelly Barnhill
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Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech
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The Flowers of the Moon
by Alexander Palacio
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The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
by Robert A. Heinlein
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The Moon Maid
& The Moon Men
by Edgar Rice Burroughs
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Blood Moon Prophecy
by Dilani Kahawala
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The Moon Scroll
by Tony Abbott
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Moon Blood
by TA Sheldon
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The Moon in Songs
(These are songs with the word "moon" in the
title).
Note: This is by no means intended to be a comprehensive list.
If you would like one added, please contact
me. |
Song
Title, Artist, Date of Release |
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Title: Moonlight Sonata
Artist: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Date: 1801 |
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Title: Moonlight Serenade
Artist: Glen Miller
Date: 1935 |
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Title: Moon River
Artist: Andy Williams
Date: 1962 |
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Title: Bad Moon Rising
Artist: Credence Clearwater Revival (CCR)
Date: 1969 |
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Title: Moondance
Artist: Van Morrison
Date: 1970 |
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Title: Dark Side of the Moon (Album)
Artist: Pink Floyd
Date: 1973 |
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Title: Walking on the Moon
Artist: The Police
Date: 1979 |
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Title: I don't know a thing about love
(AKA: the moon song)
Artist: Conway Twitty
Date: 1984 |
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Title: Harvest Moon
Artist: Neil Young
Date: 1992 |
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Title: Man on the Moon
Artist: R.E.M.
Date: 1992 |
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Title: Can't fight the Moonlight
Artist: LeeAnn Rimes
Date: 2000 |
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Title: Moonlight
Artist: Grace Vanderwaal
Date: 2004 |
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Title: Dark Side of the Moon
Artist: Chris Staples
Date: 2014 |
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Names of Full Moons
(These are real apparitions of our moon).
Note: This is by no means intended to be a comprehensive list.
If you would like one added, please contact
me. |
Super Moon |
A so-called "super moon" is when the moon is at
its closest to the Earth, and thus appears super big in the sky. |
Blood Moon |
Whenever there is an eclipse of the moon, it appears red, as
if it were covered in a thin layer of blood. That is called a
"Blood Moon." |
Blue Moon |
Whenever there are two full moons in a single month, the
second one is called a "Blue Moon". |
Other Full Moons
(below) |
These names have nothing to do with the shape or color of
the moon, but reflect times and seasons. |
Wolf Moon |
January's Full Moon |
Snow Moon |
February's Full Moon |
Worm Moon |
March's Full Moon |
Pink Moon |
April's Full Moon |
Flower Moon |
May's Full Moon |
Strawberry Moon |
June's Full Moon |
Buck Moon |
July's Full Moon |
Sturgeon Moon |
August's Full Moon |
Corn Moon / Harvest Moon |
September's Full Moon |
Hunter Moon |
October's Full Moon |
Beaver Moon |
November's Full Moon |
Cold Moon |
December's Full Moon |
Sources: |
Me, and...
Almanac.com |
The Moon in Figures of
Speech
(These are real idiomatic expressions using the moon in
the English language).
Note: This is by no means intended to be a comprehensive list.
If you would like one added, please contact
me. |
Idiomatic
Expression |
Type of figure of
speech |
Meaning
/ Explanation |
...as lovely as the full moon. |
Simile |
A simile is a
comparison of two similar things. |
Blue moons are white. |
Oxymoron |
Blue
moons are not literally blue. They are just as white as any
other moon. Oxymorons are statements that seem false, but are true. |
"It'll take me two moons to get this
page done." |
Metonymy |
Moon
metonymously refers to the period of one month. |
Man in the moon |
Metaphor |
When one looks at
the moon when it is full, one can see two eyes and a mouth. We call
that the "man in the moon".
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Moonshine
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Metaphor |
This word came from the "Prohibition Days" in the
U.S.A. So-called "Prohibition" was when alcohol production
for the purpose of selling AND the sale of alcohol was prohibited by
law. And, so people started making their own, using their own distilleries,
on their own property, by the light of the moon. Some of that was
sold "under the table" (which means secretly and illegally). |
"Oh, dear Moon, teach me all about
love." |
Apostrophe |
Apostrophe is talking to inanimate objects (or sometimes to
animals, which don't talk back). Or sometimes it's just talking to
no one or no thing in particular. |
Once in a blue moon |
Metonymy |
Happening infrequently |
To shoot the moon |
Hidden Metaphor |
To try and do the impossible |
To moon somebody |
Hidden Metaphor |
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The moon looked down upon me. |
Personification
(which is a type of metaphor) |
The moon was visible in the sky (and we were
"visible" to it). |
The Moon in Poetry
(These are famous poems, or lines from poems about our moon).
Note: This is by no means intended to be a comprehensive list.
If you would like one added, please contact
me. |
Lines
/ Verses of Poetry |
Figurative? |
Source: |
Four days will quickly steep themselves in nights; Four nights will quickly dream away the time; And then the
moon, like to a silver bow new bent in heaven, shall behold the night of our solemnities. |
Yes.
Personification.
(a type of metaphor). |
William Shakespeare
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"
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For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side Of my darling- my darling- my life and my bride, In the sepulchre there by the sea, In her tomb by the sounding sea. |
Yes.
Personification.
(a type of metaphor). |
Edgar Allan Poe
"Annabel Lee"
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The Moon for all her light and grace
Has never learned to know her place. |
Yes.
Personification.
(a type of metaphor). |
Robert Frost
"Two Leading Lights"
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The moon was but a chin of gold
A night or two ago,
And now she turns her perfect face
Upon the world below.
Her forehead is of amplest blond;
Her cheek like beryl stone;
Her eye unto the summer dew
The likest I have known.
Her lips of amber never part;
But what must be the smile
Upon her friend she could bestow
Were such her silver will!
And what a privilege to be
But the remotest star!
For certainly her way might pass
Beside your twinkling door.
Her bonnet is the firmament,
The universe her shoe,
The stars the trinkets at her belt,
Her dimities of blue. |
Yes.
Metaphor.
and personification. |
Emily Dickinson
"The Moon" |
The moon has a face like the clock in the hall;
She shines on thieves on the garden wall,
On streets and fields and harbour quays,
And birdies asleep in the forks of the trees.
The squalling cat and the squeaking mouse,
The howling dog by the door of the house,
The bat that lies in bed at noon,
All love to be out by the light of the moon.
But all of the things that belong to the day
Cuddle to sleep to be out of her way;
And flowers and children close their eyes
Till up in the morning the sun shall arise.
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Yes.
Personification.
(a type of metaphor).
And simile.
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Robert Lewis Stevenson
"The Moon"
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Phases of the Moon |
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New Moon / Waxing Crescent / Wax. Crescent / Half
Moon / Waxing Gibbous / Full Moon / Waning Gibbous / Half / Waning
Crescent |
According to the Aboriginal Americans, one full cycle of
the moon phases is called "1 moon". |
Symbolism of the Moon
Both stylized symbols and metaphorical symbols |
This... |
Means... |
More... |
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Although adopted by many muslim-dominated countries as
their symbol, this is NOT a symbol of Islam. It actually
predates Islam. While noone seems to definitely identify its origin,
I believe that I have. My source is the Bible...
[8] And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his
words.
[9] And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the
moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.
[10] And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?
(Genesis 37:8-10)
In the Bible...
Sun = Abraham (Ibrahim)
Moon = Sarai (Sarah)
Stars = Joseph's brothers
From the Muslim (Islamic) perspective, the Moon would
metaphorically equate to Hagar and the star would equate to
Ishmael--Ishmael being the father of the Arabic nation. |
Abraham (Ibrahim) casting out Hagar and her son Ishmael.
Art by Gustave Dore.
Picture in the Public Domain.
Ishmael is the father of the Arabic race.
Sources:
Bible
Learn
Religions |
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Emoji
Symbols of the Moon |
Stylized symbols |
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Wicca
Triple Moon
In almost all cultures (except the Mayan and Egyptian), the moon is a
feminine symbol, often associated with female goddesses.
In this case, this symbol does not represent a goddess. It
represents a single woman in three phases of her life: (1) waxing part of
her life (called the "maiden"), midlife (called the
"mother"), and waning (called the "crone"). |
Source:
Woot
& Hammy
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Egyptian
symbol of the moon |
Sources:
various |
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Mayan
symbol of the moon
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Apparently, and I just learned
this when I was making this page, that to the indigenous people of Mexico
have ancient lore that a rabbit lives on the moon.
...Which is interesting, because the people of the Far East have the
same lore.
Source:
Myths
Symbols Sandplay
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ancient -------------> modern |
Chinese
symbols of the moon |
Source:
Dig
Mandarin |
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Mongolian
symbol of the moon
From the top...
Fire
Sun
Moon
Etc. |
The moon is very much revered by
the Mongolian people. Learn more about why on my page about Festivals
of the Far East.
Note: These symbols are in order of how important they are to the
Mongolians. Fire is the most revered thing in Mongolia. Second
is the sun. Third is the moon.
Learn more about Mongolian
culture here. |
The Moon in Mythology
Most of these are personifications of the moon. |
God/Goddess |
Culture |
More
info. |
Coyolxauhqui (f) |
Aztec Mythology |
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Cerrdiwen (f) |
Celtic Mythology |
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Chang'e (f) |
Chinese Mythology |
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Khonsu (m) & Thoth (m) |
Egyptian Mythology |
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Artemis (f)
Selene (f)
Hecate (f) |
Greek Mythology |
Apollo (a solar deity) had a
sister named Artemis, who personified the moon. |
Nanna (f) / Sin (f) |
Mesopotamian Mythology |
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Xbalanque (m) |
Mayan Mythology |
Xbalanque (the moon) is twin to
Hunaphu (the sun). |
Ay (m) |
Mongolian Mythology |
Originally from Turkic culture.
Ay-father (male) |
Yolkai Estsan (f) |
Navajo |
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Sif (f) |
Norse Mythology |
Thor (a solar deity) has a
sister-wife named Sif, who personified the moon. Her hair
represented moonbeams. When Loki cuts off her hair, it is a new
moon. |
Diana (f)
Luna
(f) |
Roman Mythology |
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Mah (m) |
Zoroastrian
Mythology |
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The Moon in Prophecy
(These are prophecies involving our moon).
Note: This is by no means intended to be a comprehensive list.
If you would like one added, please contact
me. |
Prophecy |
By
whom?
Source |
Interpretation |
Manifested? |
"The moon
shall turn to blood before the great and terrible day of the LORD come." |
Joel 2:31
Holy Bible |
RE:
Blood Moon
This, of course, is not literal. Turning to "blood" is
interpreted by all to mean that the moon will appear red.
RE: the great and terrible day of the LORD
First of all, if you look closely at Psalms 19 and Psalms 104, you will
see that the LORD was equated with the SUN. That's not to say that
the Hebrews were sun worshippers. That's not what I'm saying at
all. Rather, they thought that God (in His pure natural state) was
LIGHT. And, they thought that the SUN was His home. (Mount
Zion = The Sun). After knowing that, one can easily come to the
conclusion that the so-called "Great and terrible day of the
LORD" is referring to a super powerful solar flare directed directly
at Earth.
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RE:
Blood Moon
- We've had several "blood moons" in recent years. I'd say
that it has manifested.
RE: Great and terrible day of the LORD
- That super powerful solar flare, which is the "great and terrible
day of the LORD," has not happened yet. But, the sun is ramping
up. It has been very active lately, sending many solar flares our
direction, but so far they've done minimal damage. For instance, in
February of 2022, a solar storm knocked 40 of Starlink's satellites out of
the sky. (Source).
In July of 2022, a transformer blew out, causing an explosion and fire at
the Hoover Dam. (Source).
They say it was "faulty", but I know better. It was a
Coronal Mass Ejection from the sun that did it. Wait! When the
BIG one hits, lot of electronics will be "knocked out".
Get your EMP shield now with a
$50-off promo-code from Leonsplanet. |
"And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the
moon became as blood." |
John the Revelator
Revelation 6:12
Holy Bible |
RE: Great Earthquake
This will be one that shakes the whole Earth. That's how
"great" it will be.
RE: Sun Turning Black
This can be referring to a solar eclipse, but I don't think so. Even
when there is a total eclipse, there still is light. My sources say
that when the two stars of a binary star system reach perihelion
(my word, for lack of a better one), the gravitational pull between the
two stars is so powerful that not even light can escape it. When
that happens, it will look like the sun has gone out. How long will
the sun's blackout last? I'm not sure. Probably several days.
RE: Moon as Blood
(see Joel's prophecy above)
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None if this has come to pass.
This blood moon seems to coincide with the blackout of the sun, so that
hasn't happened yet either. |
"And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the
moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve
stars." |
John the Revelator
Revelation 12:1
Holy Bible |
RE: The Woman
The woman is probably VIRGO.
RE: Clothed with the Sun
When the Sun is in VIRGO (August 23 to September 22)
RE: Moon under her feet
If the sun is in VIRGO and the moon is under her feet, that means we have
a new moon.
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John gives this as a sign or
harbinger of things to come. And, although the sun appears in VIRGO
every year, what follows that sign has NOT happened yet.
And what doth come thereafter? The Great
Red Dragon.
Learn more about The Great Red Dragon here. |
Man in the Moon
Prophecy:
Dimitru saw a man in his dream/vision which was standing with the moon
in his hand. He said that the waters of Earth will be dirty. There will be no fish.
Then, clean waters will come, and with them fish. But, it will only
last a short while. Fish while you can. |
Dimitru Duduman
(Source) |
I kind of think this is literal,
but it could be figurative.
If it's figurative, then it is referring to the bringing people to the
gospel. The fish represent humans who were stifled by the
"dirty" politics of "dirty" governments. The
fisher represents the preachers and the watchmen and watchwomen.
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If literal, it is happening NOW!
If figurative, it has not happened yet. Many preachers are
expecting a so-called "Great Revival" of the so-called
"Church" in the last days. |
Don't Bring Anything Back from
the Moon!
Prophecy
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Hopi
(Source)
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Warning:
The Hopi Elders warned not to bring anything back from the moon, or
else...
Prophecy:
If stuff from the moon were to be brought back to Earth, it would disrupt
the balance of nature, prophesied the Hopi Elders. It would result
in earthquakes, severe weather, and social unrest on Earth.
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I'd say that it manifested.
But was it because they brought moon rocks back from the moon?
You decide.
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"The Moon in the full of night over the high mountain,
The new sage with a lone brain sees it:
By his disciples invited to be immortal,
Eyes to the south. Hands in bosoms, bodies in the fire."
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Michel de Nostradame
(Nostradamus)
"Les Propheties"
1555
Century 4: 31
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The Moon:
The moon is the moon; but this could signify that it is going to be
done in the cover of night (i.e., in secret).
The high mountain:
This is most likely referring to a high-rise.
The new sage:
This is probably a very smart person in a position of great power at some
powerful business. (I can think of a few candidates, but I won't
mention them here).
Immortal:
This refers to one of two possibilities:
(a) downloading your mind into a computer, and becoming A.I., or...
(b) transhumanism; becoming a cyborg with a chip in one's brain Bodies
in the fire:
Since the bodies are being disposed of, I'm going with option (a).
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Transhumanism is a real thing, and
it's happening now! Google it.
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