Of Madness and Moonbeams
Posted February 1st, 2006 by Murray @ ulblog
Filed under: False, Folklore, Superstitions, Urban Legends
Tags: human behaviour, insanity, popular beliefs
The moon has fascinated humanity since we first looked up in wonder at its pale, glowing face, and has featured in our religions, folklore and popular beliefs ever since.
But our relationship with the moon hasn’t always been positive. Join me out in the still of the night, while we spend a little time gazing at our closest celestial neighbor and think a little about the topic of madness and moonbeams.
The Goddess Dances By Moonlight
Imagine, for a moment, what it would have been like for the first sentient humans to look up at the night sky and to see the moon charting its way across the heavens. It must have been one of the great mysteries of existence, worthy of secrets and rituals, and later to become an object of worship and suspicion.
