What is a Full Moon Celebration?
– Top – Every month, students of the Ageless Wisdom Teachings gather together to listen to inspiring lectures and to participate in a group meditation. Ordinarily, these monthly meetings are organized around the full moon day, or as close to the day before the exact time as possible. Some people mistakenly think that such students are worshipping the moon, or doing some sort of odd ceremony. In the tradition of the Teaching, no such activities take place. In truth, what is being celebrated is the Sun’s position, which is in direct alignment with a zodiacal sign. The moon is full in appearance because of the position of the Sun. The celebration has nothing to do with the moon itself. In fact, many groups prefer to call such events Sun Festivals, naming the particular period as the Sun in such and such sign and so on. Students follow what is called “esoteric astrology” in which they have learned that these are important times for reflection and meditation. The author Torkom Saraydarian,
