Lunar Phases Incense and Cone Burner

Mango wood holder for incense sticks and cones, with a symbol of the lunar phases

Suitable for burning Indian, Japanese, and Tibetan incense cones and sticks (both thin and thick sticks). 

Dimensions: 10 cm

Material: Mango wood + Brass

The Moon revolves around the Earth in a cycle of about 29 days. Four phases are identified in this lunar cycle: New Moon, Waxing Moon, Full Moon, and Waning Moon.

The New Moon is the time when the Moon is barely visible from Earth, the beginning of the new lunar cycle. The phase in which the surface of the Moon illuminated by the Sun slowly increases in size is called the Waxing Moon.

With the Full Moon, the Moon is directly behind the Earth relative to the Sun, so that its side facing the Earth is entirely illuminated by the Sun. The Moon takes 29 days to pass through the four lunar phases. So about once a month we can see a full Moon from Earth.

In the waning Moon phase, the sun shines on more than half of the lunar surface and that illuminated part of the Moon gradually decreases.

The lunar cycle and you

That the Moon influences life on our planet is obvious. Low tide and high tide, for example, are caused by the Moon's gravity, which "pulls" the Earth. The flow of vital energy in our body also moves to the rhythm of the Moon. Many natural religions and spiritual traditions have used this wisdom for generations. For example, the New Moon is a good time to start something new. During the Waxing Moon, energy increases, there is growth. So it is a good phase to start a new project, for example. After the Full Moon, energy decreases, a good phase for losing weight or reducing destructive habits. There is no inherently "good" or "bad" lunar phase. The trick is to learn to move with its flow and you will find that harmony and balance in your life will increase.