The Power of the Crescent Moon

The Crescent Moon and You

The Crescent Moon is a symbol of power that has been recurring in art and spiritual thought for over 30,000 years. It is seen in religious symbols and even the flags of nations. Have you ever wondered what the mystical power of the Crescent Moon might mean in your chart?

The beautiful sight of the Crescent Moon appears in the sky each month and inspires us to think that it might be a cradle for our newly-born dreams, as various stars and planets appear within its cosmic container-shape. The ancient Wise Ones/Magi of Mesopotamia and ancient Persia celebrated the Crescent Moon each month. Today’s Tibetan monks have kept this tradition alive in their monthly religious activities and base their new year on this Moon, rather than the New Moon used by the Chinese.

The Same Sky

To begin to understand what the Crescent Moon meant to the ancients and still means to the spiritually wise people of today, we have to think beyond our computers and our city lights. Those wonderful skies that you see in the mountains, the tropics, on trips to the country and on ocean cruises are the same eternal skies that the ancient sky-gazer/priests (really everyone) saw on clear evenings.

Hunting, Stargazing and Magic

The Full Moon brought the brightest nights when our hunter/gatherer ancestors were able to hunt with a degree of stealth, yet they would have to be more aware of the animals who might also be hunting them. This helps in understanding powerful and fruitful (yet more dangerous) Full Moon symbolism. The dark of the Moon would have created deeply dark evenings. This is when people throughout time have seen the stars at their brightest. This was one of the important times when the priestesses of the mysteries of the feminine ruled and practiced their magic. Psychic Yasmina ext. 5358 knows what makes you mysterious and magical. Give her a call to find out!

Yet, there has always been something vaguely frightening and titillating at the same time about everything that is dark and mysterious. So the wise astrologer/star gazers always watched for that lovely Crescent Moon to reappear, heralding the birth of the new light in the sky.

Venus of Laussel

So we begin to understand the eternal, spiritual feelings that arise when we gaze at the Venus of Laussel (over 25,000 years old) holding the Crescent Moon in her right hand, displaying 13 notches—an annual Moon cycle and the age that young girls become fertile—as her left hand lies upon her pregnant belly. She seems to be speaking to us of an impending birth of something wonderful—of life and the joys it offers.

Ancient Egypt

It’s no wonder then that in ancient Egypt, the Crescent Moon was the symbol for both great goddesses, Isis and her daughter-in-law Hathor, the cow goddess. Not only is this symbol present in our monthly Crescent Moon, but it is seen in our evening skies as the constellation Taurus, rising in the time of birth—spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

Sacred Cow Horns

The cow’s crescent-shaped horns were symbols of the ancient “sacred bull” civilizations. The Minoans provided the source of much of the Greek culture and traditions that gave birth to our Western society. The idea of the sacred bull and its crescent horns is still alive in the rich culture of India where many still revere the cow as sacred. Tourists in India are often amazed that these animals run freely among the people, the city traffic—so important is the cow and the Crescent Moon there.

The Birth of Children and New Ages

It also appears that the Magi of Mesopotamia and Persia who were the “3 Wise Men” were likely viewing some very powerful Crescent Moons during the springtime in a year with a very special alignment of Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter is the symbol of the “prince/heir to the throne” and Saturn was the “star” of the Hebrew tribes. This would appear as a very bright “star” that would rise each evening for the Magi to follow. So the birth of the Jewish “prince of peace” to all Christians is likely to have been symbolized with a series of important Crescent Moons.

The Crescent Moon has been the symbol of the birth of children, new leaders and even new ages. This natural form or creativity has given life to everything on our planet. The Crescent Moon also tells us of the birth of our new relationships, creative efforts, businesses and more in our personal lives. What does the next Crescent Moon have in store for you? Psychic/astrologer Zora ext. 5349 knows and is waiting to share it with you. Call her today!

Since this symbol of the “birth of the new” has been alive longer than our written history, the Crescent Moon should be viewed each month as a potent symbol of where you are giving “birth” to new areas of your life. This is when you welcome your new creation for your life and cradle it to maturity.

11 thoughts on “The Power of the Crescent Moon

  1. G. Mearns

    I had a out of body near death experience in a car accident in 86 near death as I nearly didn’t get back to my body in time . When I was coming back I met a being on the shy steps she was going south I was going east so to speak to cut a long story short she turned out to be my daughter but she was aborted. In March 2013 at about 10 pm 28th I was guided outside inspired through feeling to wash my feet face and hands at the tap I did then I looked up at the crescent moon to its right was a gold light I was inspired to breath deep tjrough my nose as I did I watched the gold light shrink and my sacral chakra started to hum with butterflies I was inspired to breath shallow I did the gold light was transferred my charkra hummed for a month and eventually went deep it is now a deep warmth . I dont know if the crescent moon was related but I know she is Muslim inside that light.

    Reply
  2. Sara

    I had triplet boys 13 years ago. Two of them had birth marks of the moon. One had the waxing moon and the other the waning moon on the forehead. The birth marks is disappeared as they got older. They don’t have them now. This is how we told them apart as babies.
    The third boy did not have a birth mark. He had a distinct chin.
    Interestingly the two boys who had the birth marks live with me, their mom. They relate best to me most of the time. They are teenagers. They are spiritual and grounded when their hormones are not interfering. lol

    My other son lives with his dad. He relates best to his dad. Both are not grounded. I wait for them to wake up.

    Thank you for the information on the moon symbolism. I think it had important for my sons.

    Reply
  3. Amybeth

    I have a pendant of the crescent moon with a white ball in the middle that glows blue in the dark does this symbolize anything??

    Reply
    1. Abigail

      I’ve had dreams recently of two matching gold necklaces with a tiny gold crescent charm. Then after I saw two random people wearing them…

  4. Penny

    Thank you all for your incite , it has helped a lot to find what I feel will be one of my wiccan names… I feel very strongly about this; It will be Cherry Cresent Moon. Tx again, Many Blessings

    Reply
  5. Melinda

    Very insightful and inspiring. Thank you for sharing this information…for this info was very helpful and new to me :). I really Enjoyed reading and learning about the Crescent Moon!! Infinite Gratitude! Sending Sunshine Rays 🙂

    Reply

Leave a Reply to Brandy Russell Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *