The Full Wolf Moon

First I must thank my "brother" (such a close friend we consider each other brothers) for pointing out the fact that January's Full Moon is called the Wolf Moon. The name of this moon brings a sense of irony to the month of January. We begin with a excerpt from the Farmers Almanac on the name of this full moon.

Full Wolf Moon - January: Amid the cold and deep snows of midwinter, the wolf packs howled hungrily outside Indian villages. Thus, the name for January's full Moon. Sometimes it was also referred to as the Old Moon, or the Moon After Yule. Some called it the Full Snow Moon, but most tribes applied that name to the next Moon.

It has been said that people often take more unnecessary risks during a full moon than normal and I can say that I believe I've seen some of those effects. I am of the opinion and belief, from personal experience, that the effects of a full moon go beyond the risk taking and may indeed have various effects on people. I believe that these effects vary from person to person however I have noticed some increased agitation, restlessness and other basic instincts. I also find it interesting the withdrawals or growing effects such as apathy, depression and other such self destructing feelings and/or thoughts.

Naturally all this is brought up because tonight, January 10th, is the Full Wolf Moon. I never really know how fully the self destructive after effects of the full moon will hit me but one thing is certain, each lunar cycle has a love hate relationship with me and I seem to lose some logical thought processes and temporarily give into the emotionally self destructive thinking.