Conference hydra::dejavu

    A friend of mine was a nurse in the closed psychiatric ward of a
    hospital until she retired. This was the place where they kept those
    who were liable to injure themselves or others. Mostly she did night
    shift. She positively hated a full moon as it tended to make her
    patients much more rowdy than normal. Mind you that is how the word
    lunatic came into the language.

    So a full moon does seem to influence some people.

    Jamie.

    
    Hi Cindy!
    
    This was a strong full moon in the Taurus/Scorpio polarity.  Most
    people feel full moons, however depending upon your own astrological
    chart, you would be more affected by some than others.  This has
    been a fairly potent week for me too.
    
    Carole

You might want to check notes 285, 704, 753, 1192, 1408, and 1537, which
cover aspects of this topic.

Steve Kallis, Jr.

    Thank you, Carole!!!
    
    Now I know why I've been so miserable!!!  I am a Libra, with Scorpio
    rising and a Taurus Moon.  Full Moons usually don't bother me too much, 
    New Moons have more of an effect - but this has been incredible!!
    

The Moon won't reach full until 17:58 EST tonight.  Traditionally, it is
the "Beaver Moon," meaning the one where the little dam-builders are hardest
at work getting ready for the wintertime.  More interesting, the Moon is
nearly at perigee, which means that the tidal effects will be close to their 
maximum intensity and the orbital velocity will be at its fastest.  It is also
closest to its northernmost point (perigee, and northernmost point, will occur 
two days hence, which is esoterically interesting because the descending node
will be occurring on a waning Moon on a Saturday).

Steve Kallis, Jr.

    I wonder if that's the cause of the earthquake in Switzerland?

    Jamie.

    
    *What* earthquake in Switzerland Jamie?  Do you have more
    info?
    
    Thanks,
    Carole

And I thought my desire to burst into tears at every sappy commercial was just
me.  Yes, I too have been feeling very emotional the past 2-3 days.  Looking
at the info in .5, it's no wonder. (a Virgo, but that's all I know)

Beth

    There was a 5.5 earthquake in Switzerland on Wednesday it caused little
    damage apart from a few cracked walls. The root cause is Africa pushing
    up against Europe, but the higher tidal pull from the moon might just
    have been enough to tip the balance.

    Jamie.

    
    Hi Jamie,
    
    I'm assuming that an earthquake that size is a rare occurrence in
    Switzerland....is that correct?
    
    Carole

    They apparently have them at 20 to 40 year intervals. Switzerland is
    directly north of Italy which which gets quite a lot of earthquakes.

    I remember I was on training is Zurich, I was leaning against disc
    drive to reach something when I felt the drive move slightly. I assumed
    that it was the heads seeking but then remembered it was powered down.
    It turned out I was feeling the after shock of an earthquake in the
    north of Italy.

    Jamie.

    I've been absolutely insane this week.  Things that I normally am able
    to let roll off my back have set me off on rampages.  I haven't been
    able to quiet my mind at all and I've lost 3 hours sleep for the last 3
    nights.
    
    So I guess its not just me.  Thanks Carole, for the astrological
    perspective.  With my sun and saturn in Scorpio, and now the moon
    passing through....phew!
    
    Mary

    
    Ha! It started last thurs. By friday I kept saying whats wrong with
    my energy? By Sat. I was in a deep depression, by Sun. I was in a 
    slow recovery (like a spiritual flu!) By Tues I was fully recovered,
    but all around in my personal life I've been getting MAJOR Shocking
    News!  I go outside and it seems so quiet and peaceful/????????
    
    
    Terry_who's sun and ascendant is Taurus

    In my experience, full moons within two days or so of a cusp (such as
    this one: Scorpio/Sagittarius) are the most "noticeable."   Meditation
    at this time, especially at dawn, noon, dusk, and midnight, is
    particularly blissfull.
    
    Over the years, I have found the ten days or so preceeding this
    particular cusp (i.e. the last ten degrees of Scorpio) to be very
    emotionally depressing.
    
    Carter
    
    

    It started last Friday and ended last night.  I felt like I was in a
    whirlpool that Murphy's Law built!  Work was a zoo, my one day off I
    had a tooth pulled, and my daughter and I couldn't say a civil word
    to each other.  I'm glad it's over.
    
    Ellen--with natal moon in Leo

    Hi, I knew the Moon had something to do with it!  I am a Scorpio with a
    Moon in Virgo and a Scorpio Ascendent.  Last Thursday night I was
    sitting outdoors at 1 Am trying to stop sobbing and pull myself back
    to one piece.  The reason?  Nothing I could put my finger on but now
    I know why!!
    
    Scorpio

    Strange to say my life plodded on unaffected by the position of the
    moon. I can find no rational explanation for this.

    Jamie.

    Re: .17
    Right on, Jamie!
    The moon won't bother you if you mind your own business,                  
    keep your nose clean and never spit into the Lunar wind.
                                                      

    
    That musta been it.  Good work, Jamie.
    
    Cindy

    
    
    I'm a solitary practioner of Wicca. On this Esbat, I decided
    to go all out: had a nice ritual bath, made crescent cakes,
    put on whites, etc. It was an important time during my monthly
    cycle for me (because I am trying to get pregnant), and I wanted
    to become especially emersed in a couple of spells around
    fertility and home life.
    
    Anyway, I was outside on my balcony (a little disappointed that
    the sky had clouded over) saying a beginning prayer to the goddess.
    The wind began to blow. Now, wind blows all the time around where
    I live, so that in itself was no big deal. But there was something
    very intense and different about it to me. When it first happened,
    halfway through the prayer, I stopped and took a deep breath (kind
    of a frightened, "oh boy" pause). Then I continued with the prayer
    and it happened again. I can't really explain it, but I felt
    something powerful. The remainder of the ritual (which took place
    inside my house) went very well.
    Although I often become very immersed in my visualizations and
    meditations during rituals (despite a bit of a problem focusing),
    the type of powerful feeling that I felt last Thursday is a rare
    occurrance for me. I hope it's not the last time I feel it.
    
    Velvet
    

    My husband and I felt it too.  I doubt if it's the last time you feel
    it.

    I'm afraid that I must also report that I noticed nothing amiss, or out
    of the ordinary.
    
    Laurie.

    I know that my computer is higly influenced by the operational system,
    the operating context, etc., but 'I' have to drive it (and program !).
    
    Nice greetings from Belgium,
    Guido.