Patent and ingrained cultural associations aside, there is something primal and arresting about the moon. By turns an eye, mirror, portal, skull, floodlight, face, mask, sickle, cradle, the moon has a potent hold on us. For one thing, by absorbing and then reflecting light originating from a distant source, the moon allows us to gaze directly into an elsewhere in a way that would otherwise be unavailable to us. This contributes to a sense of immensity, sublimity, and mystery.
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