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Energy, the Wind and the Moon People are influenced by their environment in ways they don't understand. One factor that affects mood is air ionisation. Negative ions are present around waterfalls whist positive ionisation tends to build up in offices around electronic equipment. Negative ions tend to make people relaxed whilst positive ions tend to make for an uptight feeling. There are winds that bring with them positive ionisation, for example the Sharav in Israel; the Foehn in Switzerland, southern Germany, and Austria; the Mistral in France; the Sirocco in Italy; the Santa Ana in California; and the Chinook of the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and Washington coasts. In Australia, the northerly wind in Melbourne comes from the desert and is positively ionised. People who live in there area know well the effects of these winds. The Mistral is a strong wind from the NW affecting the eastern Mediterranean coast of France, from Marseille to St. Tropez. When it blows there is an increase in reported migraines and people get uptight. It used to be the case that the law was more lenient when crimes of passion were involved at these times. The Swiss Meteorological Institute made extensive studies into the problems arising from their local wind, the Foehn, and in 1974 published a list of physical and mental effects it was found to cause. These included: Body pains Sick headaches Dizziness Nausea Variations in body salts - sodium, calcium and magnesium Respiratory problems Asthma Higher incidence of heart attacks Slower reaction time Irritation Exhaustion Listlessness Anxiety Depression People are obviously influenced by the sun. Anyone who has done night work knows of the feeling you get in the early hours of the morning, when the sun’s energy is diminished. More ephemeral is the influence of the moon. Anecdotal reports are that admissions into emergency words of hospitals increase on a full moon. I read an interview with a female Army Military Police officer. Generally, these people are not employed for their flexible thinking or imagination. She said, however, that drunkenness and unruly behaviour was always worse around the time of a full moon. The statistics don't necessarily bear this out, however. Personally, I feel a difference in energy when the moon is around full and evidence is now emerging that there is an increase in positive ionisation when the moon is full.