I have read on sites and a friend told me that too that when you cut your hair on a full moon, it grows faster !
Anyone tried it ?
I tried it and didnt notice any difference !

I've that and similar. I have books that talk about it somewhere. I didn't notice any difference, but then, I didn't do it regularly either. My hair never grows fast enough for my liking!

I heard that too, but I think it's a myth.

Meg

Myth...most probably...

I follow the Moroccan Method Lunar charts for trimming and I thought that they were based on the New Moon. If you cut with the New you will grow faster and if you cut with the Full you retard growth. I think thats right.

It probably makes no difference, but still I love celestial happenings!

Take a look at these two charts. One is the actual phases of the moon for this month of December, and the other is the Morrocco Lunar chart. You will see that the dates Anthony Morrocco has chosen for the best times to strengthen, thicken, lengthen, beautify, etc. fall on every phase of the moon. The red dates are the most beneficial times to trim, according to his claim... so the 27th is the best day in December, which by the way happens to fall on a full moon.

Morrocco's Lunar Chart (http://morroccomethod.com/lunarchart04.html)

Moon Phases for December (http://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moon/index.php)

Don't ask me, I have never figured it out!

My grandma used to tell me a story about cutting with full moon. She doesnt live anymore so I cant ask her about it but I think it is something old already, anyway, she said that if you want your hair to grow fast cut with full moon. I never tried it though, so I dont know if it is true.

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I follow the Moroccan Method Lunar charts for trimming and I thought that they were based on the New Moon. If you cut with the New you will grow faster and if you cut with the Full you retard growth. I think thats right.
From a Witchy point of view that would make more sense - the New Moon is when you start new projects, as the waxing moon follows, where the moon slowly grows to a Full Moon. After a Full Moon the moon wanes, getting smaller and smaller until it disappears for the New Moon, and this is supposed to be when things tail off...

However, I can't imagine it making that much difference ;)

It probably makes no difference, but still I love celestial happenings!

Take a look at these two charts. One is the actual phases of the moon for this month of December, and the other is the Morrocco Lunar chart. You will see that the dates Anthony Morrocco has chosen for the best times to strengthen, thicken, lengthen, beautify, etc. fall on every phase of the moon. The red dates are the most beneficial times to trim, according to his claim... so the 27th is the best day in December, which by the way happens to fall on a full moon.

Morrocco's Lunar Chart (http://morroccomethod.com/lunarchart.html)

Moon Phases for December (http://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moon/index.php)

Don't ask me, I have never figured it out!


The 27th is the optimum time to beautify, like coloring or perming. For growth it is the 17th of December. I am not trying to dispute you at all, the red are the best times to do the action for the column it is under. Thats just the way I have been reading the chart. I dont really put too much into it since my hair is not growing that much faster. I guess it makes me feel like I am doing something to help it grow.
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The 27th is the optimum time to beautify, like coloring or perming. For growth it is the 17th of December. I am not trying to dispute you at all, the red are the best times to do the action for the column it is under. Thats just the way I have been reading the chart. I dont really put too much into it since my hair is not growing that much faster. I guess it makes me feel like I am doing something to help it grow.
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Ahhh... Well that makes sense to me! I sort of felt that was the general idea myself, yet I was corrected once before that these were "trim" days only, but you know what I agree with you, and reading his introduction to the chart says the same.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Still his days fall on every phase of the moon, and the 17th is when the moon is coming into its fullness.

Personally I find as the moon is coming into its fullness, it creates changes here on earth. I feel it is a strong time to work on my hair, if a trim is needed, for example. But as it wanes it weakens.

Now the New Moon is another time to harvest the benefits of its subtle influences. So in my book there are two lunar cycles to benefit from in a lunar month. Perhaps the thoughts of a lunatic? :silly:

Whether or not I actually see a difference in growth or not doesn't matter to me, I just love the gifts of nature and enjoy the process of tending to and caring for my hair. What evolves will be, whatever that might be.

I definitely believe in the harmony of nature.

Elvia

ETA: I don't have too much faith in Mr. Morrocco's calendar only because I don't understand how he chooses the dates he does. If I could see the source of his studies and gain that understanding then perhaps I would be more open to it... On the other hand I do have faith in the ways of nature, for it is all around me, and its affects are generally known.

I don't know what I think of Mr. Morocco and his methods (Ok, I am a little :suspect: about it) but I know that for generations there have been gardeners/farmers who plant by phases of the moon & stars, and swear by it. Some claim that if you plant the same crop in the same row, if half the row was planted in a new moon and half in a full, there will be a difference in how well the plantings do, even though the whole row is cared for the same way.

Which I suppose is a long way to say that perhaps there *may* be forces at work we don't fully understand, although even if there is I'd take information concerning it with a boulder-sized grain of salt from someone like Mr. Morocco who also happens to want us to buy his expensive hair care products.

I purposefully had my hair cut (trimmed) on Wed. Nov. 24th, for the purpose of lengthening and thickening. The moon was in Taurus and this was between the new moon and the full moon (first 2 phases). I strongly urge those interested in this subject matter to go to the longhairlovers.com site and look up 2 terrific articles: "Moon Maintance Plan: Hair secrets from the heavens", and, Moon Phases by George Michael (the long hair guru). He puts the whole lunar philosophy into perspective. I am going to follow the lunar plan all this coming year. Hey, it certainly can't hurt anything. (I would post the links here to both of the articles but I don't know how to and need help. Can't find where the url:// mumbo gumbo is on the web page. Help from someone please. Any volunteers?) Thanks. Krisi

I don't have too much faith in Mr. Morrocco's calendar only because I don't understand how he chooses the dates he does. If I could see the source of his studies and gain that understanding then perhaps I would be more open to it...
Agreed. I was researching the Morrocco Method the other day after seeing the thread about their Winter Sale. One thing that struck me as odd was the claim that this year the Winter Solstice fell on 29th December. Now, the Equinoxes and Solstices are movable feasts - but I have never known any to fall outside of 20th-24th. I went onto the MM forum, and someone had brought this up. Anthony Morrocco had answered the query, and I will quote here to avoid paraphrasing (the thread is here (http://morroccomethod.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=308) ):

"ALOHA and thanks for the concerns
Our dates are not for astrological purposes in general for our planet.
they are precise dates for haircutting only. and are calculated using different calenders then general astrology AGAIN THESE DATES ARE DEFINED FOR HAIR CUTTING PURPOSES ONLY!
the winter solstice haircut date is not for the winter solstice date itself which you are right on about. we go thru this each season with different sources.
Our charting haircutting charts are charted using ancient calculations using 12 suns and 13 moons in the universal formula.
In general astrologers do not understand this formula precisely.
Thank you for your concerns and information much appreciated.
great Health and Growth
Anthony Morrocco"

I can't understand why they don't give it a different name - if "winter solstice haircut date is not for the winter solstice date" then why call it the Winter Solstice date?! Surely just 'Winter Date' would be better, as I think it just means the cut date for winter.

Also, it is astronomers who set the dates - people with degrees in Physics who work for NASA and that ilk. Astrologers are people who make horoscopes. The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year, this year the shortest day of the year is the 21st December (I think :tongue: ), and I would rather trust an astronomer to tell me when the Winter Solstice is, rather than an astrologer or a hairdresser.

However, all in all, if it works for you then go for it!!! :flower:

I devised my own chart by going manually through my almanac. Times are in GMT and need to be adjusted at BST or if you are in another part of the world (time conversion sites abound). Here is my chart: Moonlore (http://www.geocities.com/the_brun_ette/archived/moonlore.htm).

It is based on the ancient agricultural idea that certain signs are 'drier' or more 'moist' and therefore when the moon is waxing and in certain signs it creates the best environment to the hair's benefit. All I can say from experience is that when I have trimmed to dates I have had a small growth spurt the month afterwards. Whether I would have anyway is disputable. There is certainly no harm in trying.