Walking the hounds the other evening, i caught the silver horns of the new moon peeping out from behind a cloud and was reminded of the old wives tale of not looking at a new moon through glass.
Could this be an echo of the reluctance of neolithic man to have a roof between himself and the Goddess? Obviously there was no glass, but windows without a roof are largely useless, so does the saying reflect and earlier train of thought which would require the new moon to be beheld outside ? Theres also some relation to viewing over a shoulder, a reminder to greet the moon while facing the correct direction as she rises ?
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