It was growing dark on this long southern evening, and suddenly, at the exact point her finger had indicated, the moon lifted a forehead of stunning gold above the horizon, lifted straight out of filigreed, light-intoxicated clouds that lay on the skyline in attendant veils. Behind us, the sun was setting in a simultaneous congruent withdrawal and the river turned to flame in a quiet duel of gold.. The new gold of moon astonishing and ascendant, he depleted gold of sunset extinguishing itself in the long westward slide, it was the old dance of days in the Carolina marshes, the breathtaking death of days before the eyes of children, until the sun vanished, its final signature a ribbon of bullion strung across the tops of water oaks. Pat Conroy
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The moon is the symbol of woman. It is her birthright to be the mistress of the night. The moon was once seen as a terrible thing. Women were seen as weak creatures that would succumb to the temptation of the moon.

Women were seen as being cursed by the moon. The moon was seen as a devilish thing that would bring evil things to women. However, this idea has changed over time.

As civilization progresses, people have begun to believe that the full moon brings good fortune and happiness, not evil or darkness.

Source: The Prince Of Tides

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