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It is hardly possible to deny a significant effect that our closest body in space has on the Earth. As subtle as it is, the impact of the Moon can be traced in almost any aspect of life whether it is a formation of tropical hurricanes, change in tidal motion, or rise in admissions to psychiatric hospitals. A lot of reproductive earth cycles correspond with the lunar cycles which have become the corner stones for many religious, astrological, and medicinal practices all over the globe. Full Moons, for example, are traditionally celebrated by Neo-pagans as a monthly Esbat ritual. Full moons are traditionally associated with time-based insanity, insomnia, and various magical phenomena. Etymology of the word “lunatic” or “lunacy” has a reference to Latin name of the Moon and, although scientific research data is not very consistent, suggests strong influence on human behaviour around the time of a full moon.However, the close connection between the lunar cycle and the oceanic tides is well-established. The gravitational pull of the full moon is spectacularly alluring as the moon drags the phantom ship into its whirling orbit in this picture. The ghost ship phenomenon has existed for centuries, the Flying Dutchman being the most famous ghost ship of all. This ship that eternally sails the sea without hope for docking or eternal peace has been witnessed by people of different generations and ethnicities. Some stories about ghost ships - where a ghost ship is somewhat of an apparition or an optical illusion - are fictional, while others have been substantiated by the existence of real ships that had either disappeared/abandoned or sunk tragically. Among the real ghost ships that can be seen afloat today are the Mary Celeste, Baychimo, MV Joyita, and the Jian Seng.Modern English defines “ghost ship” in several possible ways but each of them has a component of mysterious circumstances. Historically, the term has been used to report either marine visions in a form of a sailing ship or derelict vessels floating crewless.In fiction, ghost ships have often been vessels crewed by some manner of spectral beings.Poem, inspired by 'Full moon rising' pictureVessel of dreamslet us mount the waves togetherfree from mortal trivialitiesPast whale and gull we glideto where distance beckonsFor we feel the earth rotationand her sister’s reply in the skyMoon and tideforever entangledin game of magnetic charmWhen thunder tortures heavenspears of light split the nightand rumble echoes in our heartCall out, shout with gleeto the creatures of the seaand gather forth spirits lostFor there is no escapeTo sail is our destinyforeverby Marion Driessen Figments of a Dutchess 2008 August. The "Full moon rising" work published in Welt Der Wunder, World of Wonder magazine, Germany. Article "Are there ghost ships in our oceans?" World of Wonder is a popular German science magazine, it complex topics are set by a combination of visual representations, graphs and texts in science. The magazine contains articles on various topics such as art, nature, knowledge, history and research.Software media: Adobe Photoshop ®, Adobe Illustrator ®, Autodesk 3ds Max ®, Planetside Terragen ®, Photo Stock, Paint Shop Pro Photo ®,

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