Super Blue Blood Moon: Meaning and significance
Beauty often follows horror. Does the Super Blue Blood Moon indicate a future terror omen?
Supermoon is when the moon appears particularly large in the sky owing to the coincidence of its closest approach to the earth (the perigee) with a full (or new) moon
Blue moon refers to the second full moon in a calendar month. Blue moon is also a phenomenon whereby the moon appears bluish owing to smoke or dust particles in the atmosphere.
Blood moon is when the moon is in total eclipse and appears reddish in colour as it is illuminated by sunlight filtered and refracted by the earth's atmosphere.
The lunar eclipse, which is also referred to as Chandra Grahan, holds religious significance for many Indians who follow rituals as per the Hindu calendar.
So, what is the ”logic” behind certain practices associated with the lunar eclipse among Hindus? The Hindus believe that the cycles of the moon have an impact on the human body.
The cycles of the moon have an impact on the human system, physically, psychologically and energy wise. During lunar eclipses, what would happen in 28 days over a full lunar cycle happens subtly over a course of two to three hours…in terms of energy, the earth’s energy mistakes this eclipse as a full cycle of the moon. Certain things happen in the planet where anything that has moved away from its natural condition will deteriorate very fast. That is why there is a change in the way cooked food is before and after the eclipse. What was nourishing food turns into poison, it is better to keep the stomach empty at this time.
That is why temples also remain closed during the lunar eclipse and reopen only after conducting purification-related rituals.
The BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha recommends the following Do’s and Dont’s during a lunar eclipse:
Do not eat 9 hours before the lunar eclipse begins. One can drink water.
No meals should be offered to God during the pre-eclipse period.
Observe fast during the lunar eclipse – do not even take water.
During the lunar eclipse, prayer is the best activity to undertake.
Take a bath in cold water with one’s clothes on immediately after the lunar eclipse.
After bath, it is recommended that you offer a donation with love and compassion.
After the eclipse, it is recommended by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha to not touch anything, any person or any personal item without having a bath with clothes on first.
This is totally a religious belief. The bit of science involved in it might be to some extent valid !!
It is considered inauspicious because in such an alignment the distance between Earth, Moon and Sun is minimal which affects the gravity. You might not notice the difference by the pull of the sun on you but it is about 0.0603 percent of the pull of the Earth on you. The pull of the moon is about 0.0003 percent of the Earth's gravitational pull.
For instance, if you weigh 50 kilograms (150 pounds), at noon during a solar eclipse or during any new moon you'd weigh 0.6 grams (two-hundredths of an ounce) less than you would at noon when it's a full moon.
The impacts of solar and lunar eclipses are:
There is a gravitational pull from Moon or Sun at the time of Lunar or Solar eclipses respectively which affects body mass. Usual things we do with the habits we have will be impacted accordingly.
It is preferable to eat less because digestive system is reduced.
Chances of accidents to occur are high due to high potential energies caused.
Scientifically proven that kids born in this time zone are either hyper active in their life time or born with minor defects in their body organs for the same gravitational pull affect on the mother and child
These are some of the facts I gathered. All of them sounded ridiculous when I first heard but they are scientifically proven with the occurrences of Solar and Lunar eclipses periodically.
Even if these are utterly ridiculous, some points might be valid in some cases !!