The Cycles in Nature are important when doing any kind of empowerment work. When working with the energy of natural cycles, you are likely to get better results. The cycles of the moon have great power when doing empowerment work.

This influence is not a constant, unchanging thing, however, and an understanding of the basic lunar cycles can help us to understand how these cycles influence our lives. The moon orbits the earth about every 29 days, and this first cycle is the one most people are familiar with. The moon is illuminated by sunlight, the giver of all warmth, light, and life in our solar system, but we can't always see the part being lit. As the moon goes around the earth, we see the moon from different angles. When we see a full moon, the moon is directly opposite the sun, when we see no moon, its because the moon and sun are in the same direction.

The moon goes from dark moon (no moon visible) through the waxing stage, to the full moon, to the waning moon stage, and then back to the dark moon stage. This first lunar cycle is one of the main factors controlling the amount of reflected light we get from the moon.

The second lunar cycle is distance: the moon's orbit around the earth is not perfectly round, and so the moon is not always the same distance from the earth. This changing distance is what makes the moon seem bigger sometimes. The moon's power is up to 25% greater when it's at its closest point. This second cycle also effects the amount of reflected light we get from the moon.

The third cycle is the height of the moon in the sky. The moon's orbit is not parallel to our equator, and so the moon "wobbles" in its path around us. This wobble makes the moon higher in the sky at some points of its orbit than it is at other times, and effects the quality of the light we get from the moon.

Like all living things, we are closely tied to light and its effects. Though most people don't think about it, the amount and quality of light we get has a big impact on our lives. "Quality" is more than a sense of a light's "warmth" or "coolness." These terms are used to describe light that is either more towards the red end of the spectrum (warm) or towards the blue end (cool), and studies reveal that the 'color' of Light effects us greatly.

But the moon does more than simply reflect sunlight, it also transmutes it, changing its energies slightly and adding its own subtle vibrations. Moonlight may be reflected sunlight, but, in being reflected, it takes on a character all its own.

The three basic lunar cycles control both the amount and quality of light we get from the moon and its gravitational and magnetic effect on us, as well as all living things.

All you have to do is learn to listen to the heartbeat of nature and begin to dance in time with its rhythms. Where the sun can be seen as life and spirit, the earth seen as body and physical, the moon can be seen as the successful combination of physical and spiritual. In it's dance through time and space, the moon is in balance with the forces around it... it is in harmony.

"As without, so within". Knowledge of the basic cycles of life is an understanding of the forces that motivate and drive us; the forces that affect our lives.

*When the moon is waxing, that is when it is growing toward a full moon, it is time to do empowerment work in manifesting, expanding and growth.

*When the moon is waning, that is when it is shrinking after a full moon, it is time to do empowerment work in diminishing, decreasing and dissipating.

It is important to work WITH the cycles of the moon. To do otherwise, would be to waste your valuable energy. Once you accustom yourself to the cycles of the moon, you will be able to use that energy for more than just empowerment work.

The Cycles of Nature are also seen within the days of the week and times of day. By working within this framework, you are creating, to your greatest advantage, the most powerful intent possible.

Biorhythms

Biorhythms are a method to predict three cycles in your life based on your birthday. These cycles are the physical, emotional and intellectual cycle. Each of these cycles goes through different phases: high, low and critical.

The scientists Dr. Hermanna Swoboda and Dr. Wilhelm Fliess discovered biorhythms at the turn of the century. Both scientists weren't working together but discovered biorhythms at about the same time. At the beginning of the last century, Dr. Wilhelm Fliess noticed identical rhythms in the case histories of his patients. He observed active and passive phases in the physical, emotional and mental aspects of humans. From these observations he derived the principle of the biorhythms: The physical curve with its cycle of 23 days, the emotional curve with 28 days and the mental curve with 33 days.

His interpretation of cycles are expressed when the curve of any cycle is above the midline, we experience a "high" in the corresponding field (physical, emotional or mental):

1. If it is the physical curve, you will feel bodily well and, for example, if you were to have an operation the body would be more resilent.

2. If it is the emotional curve, you will be in a good mood and your contact with other people will be positive.

3. If it is the mental curve, your thought processes will be sharper, concentration will be easier and you may have a lot of ideas and insights.

When the curve of any cycle is below the midline, we experience a "low" in the corresponding field:

1. If it is a physical low, you may feel weak and listless.

2. If it is an emotional low, you may feel miserable and out of sorts.

3. If it is a mental low, thinking can be foggy and concentration hard.

When any of the curves crosses the midline, this is a critical time in the corresponding field and if two curves cross the midline at the same point, this is a very critical time. Critical in the physical field means you may feel exhausted and it is better to avoid physical effort and operations. Critical in the emotional field means you may feel irritable and sad, and emotional outbreaks are likely so it is better to avoid conflicts and arguments. Critical in the mental field finally means sluggish thinking and it is better to postpone activities that demand a lot of concentration. Biorhythms can't predict or explain events, they can only suggest how we may deal with them.