We are all made of stars
A exploration of why humans feel connected to the cosmos
It all started about 14 billion years ago when our universe was created. With the Big Bang came the 92 natural elements that eventually became the building blocks of everything we know. Even the human body is made up of distinctly these elements. Without them, we are nothing.
So yes, in a literal sense we are created by the aftermath of a very large exploded star. But why is it that many people feel such a connection to the cosmos?
There are many different ways in which people report their connection to their physical environment. One of those is in relation to the moon. According to the highly respected philosophical writer Swami Krishnananda, “Lunar waxing and waning causes waxing and waning of the feelings and the emotions in the minds of people. During full moon and new moon days, people generally get excited without themselves knowing what actually happened to them.”
As the moon pulls on the waves, it also pulls on the rest of the Earth including humans. “If the waters of the sea are pulled up, every cell of our body also is pulled up. We get agitated, disturbed, upset, and have changing moods, and people who have a deficient mind, not perfectly normal, behave erratically, excitedly, and abnormally during full moon and new moon days,” said Krishnananda.