There are 5 overall phases of the moon. 4 are the common phases of the moon and the 5th is its Union with the sun. 1: New moon (no light) 2: Waxing moon (filling with light) 3: Waning moon (light diminishing) 4: Full moon (full of light) 5: Cazimi - when the moon is in the "heart" of the sun. There are 28 moon mansions. This divides into 7 mansions in the 4 quadrants. Understanding the connection between this, our conscious states, and their influence in our lives allows us to shape our meditations and practice in a way to use these currents to their maximum benefit. To simplify, when the moon is filling with light, we seek to increase what may be deficient. When the moon is reducing in light we seek to cut away excess and what we wish to eliminate. When the moon is full, we reveal and manifest. When new, we plant seeds of manifestation and observe our inner self retrospectively. We are not separate from the cosmos. Each aspect of the cosmos has influence on us. "There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for star differs from star in glory." - 1 Corinthians 15:41 "Can you bind the chain of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?" Job 38:31
