The Moon Means What?

Okay, I’m not necessarily saying that the moon has to mean something, but with the recent “super moon” this weekend, I couldn’t let it go without it being said that the moon makes quite a few appearances in books and movies, from those for the wee little children to those for us adults. I mean just off the top of my head, I can think of the recent movie, Rise of the Guardians which is a film for children about their guardians (good old Sandman, St. Nick, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and the unlikely, Jack Frost). In this film, the “man in the moon” tells these guardians of their duties and honors them with the role of guardian. There is also of course the romantic movie called The Man in the Moon, starring Reese Witherspoon and Jason London among several other prominent actors.

As a kid (and even now), I loved anime, but favorite among all shows was Sailor Moon, about Princess Serena, a very un-princess like teenager who turned into a super hero who used the power of the moon when danger called. She even had a cat named Luna, which means moon in Spanish.

Even doing a search on google, I come up with tons of books and movies that either have moon in the title or some kind of principle theme in regards to the moon. Even one of the genres I write in (paranormal romance) has built up worlds of shifters and were creatures around the moon and its abilities (although not all shifter books refer to the moon).

So what does it all mean and why our fascination with the moon? I honestly can’t answer that question but I must admit that I too find the moon absolutely fascinating. Perhaps many of us have our own special interpretation or love affair with the moon, and there is no sort of blanket explanation. I remember many nights when I first started writing where I’d sit next to the window and watch the moon move across the sky through the night (of course I had more writing time then). Accompany that with my laptop, popcorn and a couple Guinness and I was set for my Friday evenings. I wouldn’t trade my current life situation for the world but I sure do miss those nights.

What about you all? What does the moon mean to you, if anything? I have you taken the time to think about it?

Happy writing this week!

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