Here comes a definition of the incoming energies at full moon by Roberto Assagioli. It is from the article Relationship with the Soul. See also the article about Full Moon Meditation.
There are cosmic influences, as already discussed in the first lecture and subsequent conversation held by Prof. Piccardi, and there are many other data in the Eastern teachings and also in the Western tradition. Now I will say something about this vast, interesting field of things that can directly relate to the development and use of parapsychological faculties. There are two periods in which the parapsychological faculties operate more easily, I do not say better, but more intensely, and above all periods, on the days around the full moon. In general, from two days before to two days after the day of the full moon, and above all, on the day and also in the hour of the full moon.
It is a fact already noted and also popularly known: I refer to the influence of the moon in general on the nervous and psychic state. When we talk about lunatics and lunatics, this word derives precisely from the observation that lunar influences can accentuate certain nervous and psychic manifestations: even dogs that bark at the full moon, and so on. There is a psychiatric clinic in which they have established precisely that epileptic episodes are more frequent around the full moon, so they regularly increase surveillance, the number of nurses increases in those days. So here we are in the presence of a precise observation.
In short, there is an intensification of psychic sensitivity. This fact presents the aforementioned negative aspects, but it can also have positive aspects that we can use, that is to say that in those periods it is easier to use the parapsychological faculties and above all to receive psychic and spiritual influences. So in those times, and we are there right now, because the full moon will occur in the night between Tuesday and Wednesday, at about 2 am here in Florence.
In these periods what is necessary, on the one hand, is greater vigilance of one’s own psychism, on one’s neuropsychic sensitivity. On the other hand, you can use them to do special psychospiritual exercises to intensify our parapsychological activities. Above all, that of elevation and reception of the spiritual influx, of the spiritual tide that descends to the Earth on a monthly basis and descends on us. So, to receive, to recognize, and then – very important – to express, to use them. Because many neuropsychic disorders are due to the exuberance of unused energies, energies of all kinds; the lower ones of which have become so accentuated in psychoanalysis, but not less so in the higher ones, which flow especially periodically during the full moon periods.
The energies must be used, kept in circulation and expressed, otherwise there is congestion. There are psychic congestions and spiritual congestions, no less than blood congestions. And just as blood congestions give physical disorders, even serious ones, so these too are still not recognized, but real psychic, emotional, mental and parapsychological congestions can cause problems; and the cure consists in using them, putting them out, expressing them, in the etymological sense of the word. Then these forces, instead of disturbing, prove to be useful, or may prove to be so, and valuable, if used in a constructive manner, in an appropriate manner.
Therefore it is wrong to put the emphasis, as is generally done, on attracting forces in order to receive; this is fine, but then there are two equally important phases: that of recognizing and distinguishing the forces, energies and messages that descend from above, and then to express and use these energies. But we will have occasion to talk about all this in our meetings. In the coming days, and with each full moon, the watchword is: vigilance, that is, using the cycle, the occasion, and then giving expression to the energies that flow.
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