The constellations

the Plough used to known as the Bear or the Big Dipper. Scientists call it Ursa Major. The lead star is called alpha UMa. It is 25 times larger than the sun and 86 light years away. That does not mean a lot to me but if I were inside a great big brain I would look for patterns of behaviour in the nerves (or neurons). Perhaps the constellations influence us because they reflect what is going on inside our brains? Perhaps we are living inside the mind of the great architect of the universe?

The moon has a strong influence on the earth and the earth on the moon. The water in the earth is drawn towards the moon then released again as our gravity takes over. The effect is that of great waves called tides. They fill up twice a day. Each tide is a little later every day. Spring tides are larger when the moon is fuller. Neap tides are in between when the moon appears thinner. The moon exerts a pull on our human bodies as well. The menstrual cycle is a lunar cycle of 28 days. we have lots of other tides in our bodies. There is the pulse of our hearts, the rhythm of our breathing, our biorhythms that dictate night and day, our hormonal rhythms and the deep inherent motion of craniosacral fluid in our brains. Hormonal rhythms have both daily and monthly cycles. For instance some men's steroid hormones are most active early in the morning when their bodies are relaxed. Some women's hormones are most active just before a period starts. The craniosacral fluid bathes and nourishes our brains and nervous system. Imagine that the brain weighs about 1500 gm. Suspend the brain in craniosacral fluid; the nett weight now becomes 50 gm. A blow on the head can cause the brain to gently oscillate or rock from side to side inside your head. That might give you a recurring nauseous headache. A craniosacral therapist can work with the gentle rhythms to bring your brain back to a still point.