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[Mythology]
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11/15/2005
6:13:44 pm EST
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Myths Are Lunacy, Some Scientists Say
Author: Terry Rombeck Source: Lawrence Journal World (KS)
Title: MYTHS ARE LUNACY, SOME SCIENTISTS SAY
Debbie Nall swears she doesn’t need a calendar to determine the lunar phase.
She says she knows that when students are cranky at Central Junior High School, where she is a lunchroom cashier, there’s likely a full moon.
The theory that things get a little crazy during a full moon — like the one tonight — has been around for centuries. It’s perpetuated by werewolf tales, folk stories and urban legends.
But scientists say despite all the commonly held beliefs about full moons affecting behavior, the notion is nothing more than moonshine.
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| Well... | Nov 18th. at 4:13:57 am EST
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morrighan61 (NYC, California) - Email Me
Personal observation.....
As a younger woman my menstrual cycle was geared towards me bleeding at the FULL moon. Mega cramps to the point of being incapacitated...Then I had surgery and for the first time in my life, I skipped a period completely. The next one came very late and suddenly I found myself bleeding on the NEW moon. Low and behold while that lasted NO CRAMPS. Over the years since my body has readjusted and once again I am bleeding right around the FULL moon...
Yup, the periods are gosh awful again....
I read once in an anthropology book that in some tribes women actually used to bleed together, usually at the new moon. That this was common in ancient times and was often the reason for seperation and ritual. I personally think that makes some sense, that maybe like animals all women once had a more common cycle.
(Lady knows you put several women in one apt and that tendency is still easily demonstrated. Live together in intimacy long enough and most women will find their periods adjusting and melding match one roomies cycle. Happens ALL the time.)
That time and evolutionary forces have adapted it in some way. Maybe in some primal way my body knows I am bleeding at the "wrong" time and the cramps are a direct result of that?
I don't know about other folks, but for ME I'd have to say "Yes." that the moon DOES have some influence on me physically.....
FM makes me a lil crazy. I want to wander and head out into the night. New moon? I want to curl up and head for bed early...
Coincidence or biology?
You tell me...
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| I Guess... | Nov 16th. at 9:40:07 pm EST
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Scottksmith (Downtown, Los Angeles, California) - Email Me - Web
...they're not witches!
HAHAHA
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| First Hand Experience | Nov 16th. at 7:40:40 pm EST
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Kelly (New Kensington, Florida) - Email Me - Web
I've always beleived that the Moon has an effect on people, and I have always beleived that L&D wards and ER's were busier on Full Moons.
Then......
On January 25th of this year I woke up at 8:30 am, just three hours after the Full Moon had occoured, and I was in LABOR!! Contractions were 4-6 minutes apart!
I was 38 weeks pregnant.
When I got to the hospital I was 6 cm dilated, but had to wait for a Labor and Delivery room because they were all full. One of the nurses said that they are ALWAYS busy like this on a full moon. (It was really interesting laboring in front of the entire waiting room, and frightening the pregnant moms who were just there for sonograms and other tests)
I gave birth to my son at 6:23 that evening. It was a Full Wolf Moon, and the Moon was in Leo.
So...I'm defenitly a believer :-)
Blessed Be,
~Kelly
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| Effect Is As Big Or Small As You Like | Nov 16th. at 3:58:50 pm EST
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Theia (Seattle, North Carolina) - Email Me
The phases of the moon are tied to us, but not by gravity (or least mostly not by gravity) but by our observations of them and the other effects they have in nature. Most of us spent alot of time indoors or away from nature, especially at night. So the effect is minimal. I admit I don't always notice the changing phases. But when I go camping for a week, the connection comes back as strong as ever. When your enviroment is lit by the moon, how much light there is, and what direction it is coming from, change the whole ambience.
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| Devil's Advocate | Nov 16th. at 2:12:34 pm EST
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Hawkespur (Dayton, Maryland) - Email Me
Just looking at this from a different perspective, but even if the Moon doesn't have a physical impact on us (which I do believe it does) , how many years have we been told that it does? We've come to "expect" erratic behavior during the full moon, so therefore, erratic behavior does occur. It's a self-fulfilling prophesy.
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| Mooniness | Nov 16th. at 12:30:51 pm EST
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seely dancer (manchester, New Hampshire) - Email Me
Having once been a taxi driver, I noticed marked changes in the way people drive at different phases of the moon. On full moons there were lots more accidents, mostly from people not paying attention to what they or other drivers were doing. On new moons I saw lots of road rage behavior, people just being plain mean. On half moons I learned not to trust people's signals at all - they always changed their minds about which way they were going to turn or if they were going to turn at all. Since then I always take note of the moon's phases when I get behind the wheel having these extra clues at hand to keep driving defensively and knowing exactly what sort of behavior to watch out for.
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| Myths And Sanity | Nov 16th. at 11:11:17 am EST
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Mysteries Child (Garfield, West Virginia) - Email Me
Yes, most myths probably are just something we make up to explain the unexplainable, or a leftover remnant of the past attempts to do the same things.
Yet science has still not managed to explain everything, so, until they do, I'd appreciate them calling myths "unfounded" instead of "insane."
Everyone has a few superstitions... even if they masquerade as dogmatic acceptance of science fact.
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| Please Notice | Nov 16th. at 9:50:41 am EST
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Embreis (Athens, Georgia) - Email Me
that there really isn't any information in this story which supports the reporter's thesis, i.e. that science contradicts common observation about the effect of the full moon. The only "scientist" quoted is the KU professor, who says two things: that he's never seen a study that supported the thesis; and that the tidal effect on a human body exerted by the moon is very small compared to the effect on the oceans. Neither of these two facts mean much. For the first, we have no information that the professor ever looked for any such studies or that such studies have ever been conducted, so even assuming that there exists a statistical study which fails to support the premise, the professor doesn't know about. His explanation of tidal effects may well be good physics, but there's nothing in the story to support the idea that tidal pull is the only possible explanation for the writer's thesis.
Finally, the reporter quotes two statistics, number of births and number of emergency room visits, collected at one hospital over a one year, and both those statistics show SOME variation on full moon nights, a six percent increase in emergency room visits and 30 percent decrease in births. Whether those variations are in any way significant can't be determined, unless one knows how much variation there is on the non-full moon days. And then there's the quest of determining whether a particular even occured on the day of a full moon or not, but never mind. The point of this overlong comment is: don't take for granted broad statements that some premise or theory has been proved or disproved "scientifically" with considering the nature of the alleged scientifc proof.
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| Might I Suggest ... | Nov 16th. at 9:39:42 am EST
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Storm Summerhaven (Lanark County, Ontario) - Email Me
... that those who are in the occupations most likely to notice the differences in people's behaviour, also make note of what sign the moon is in each time.
I suspect you will find that on one full moon the emphasis will be on accidents, another full moon, more births, another full moon, "wackiness," etc.
Anyone researching only ONE of these areas may indeed find that there is not a strong correlation at EVERY full moon, but only every few full moons.
Much like the Retrograde Mercury phases (one of which we are going through right now) , each one has its own flavour.
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| PUH-LEEZE!!!! | Nov 16th. at 5:30:13 am EST
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Whitewolf (Schenectady, New York) - Email Me
They're JUST discovering and/or noticing this???? I've known this stuff for years! LMAO
HEL-LO! WAKEY WAKEY! (giggle)
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| They Should Talk To Those In The Know. | Nov 15th. at 11:21:19 pm EST
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bigcat (peoria, Illinois) - Email Me
Having worked on mental health and DD units for over thirty years, I have found that the Full moon and the New moon have both had an effect on residents and was often a time for heightened problems. Women were often affected by the full moon while men reacted more during the new moon. In either case, we would always get more admissions or problems during those times than any others, save holidays. Frankly, since many species of animals base many of their activities on the moon cycles why should we be any different? We may have lost touch, but the instinct still remains.
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