S5 Ep17: The Time Before the Moon
Explore the ancient idea of a world before the moon and what that would have meant for time, seasons, tides, astrology, and magical practice. Consider how life and reality might have felt without lunar measurement, including questions about menstruation, fertility, agriculture, and whether tides or weather would have been chaotic without the moon’s pull. April and Maggie share myths, oral traditions, and philosophers and poets such as Ovid (with the image of the moon “renewing her crescent horns”), Aristotle’s mention of the Arcadians as “Proselenes” (people before the moon), and other perspectives that treat the moon’s later arrival as common knowledge. The discussion also touches on modern theories of the moon as a hollow satellite or “parked” craft, recent images of the moon’s dark side, and ongoing public talk about aliens, ending with a reflection on not taking the moon’s influence for granted and a note that the season is concluding and will return in early July.
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