Full Moon

I get tired of hearing about werewolves and full moons. So much crap. Weres, wovles and dogs alike, can shift at any time, day or night. We are not restricted to full moons. The whole full moon thing is based on mankind's fear of and respect for full moons, which derives from other reasons.

Mankind has feared full moons since he first came down out of the trees and starting walking around in 2 legs. The reason is that large predators, those who tended to find men and women somewhat tasty, tend to hunt more aggressively in the week after a full moon. The increased illumination from a full moon makes hunting more difficult, prey can see predators in the brighter night, especially on nights of clear skies. Predators then get hungry, more ambitious, and take greater chances and go greater distances to find prey.

Mankind figured this out, and thus moon fear was born, for most, but not all. Some men, and women, live for the night. But they are the exception, not the fool.

For some of the same reasons, I love the night. Night is your friend. There is no need to fear the night, of the dark, of the forest at night, or even the moon. Fear is all in your head. You can acclimate yourself to the night just like you can acclimate yourself to water, or heights, or violence. The more domesticated a species becomes the more it forgets that.