If you want, you lower the moon
If you want, you lower the moon is a book of reflections and poems written by the young publicist, an influencer and Spanish author Luna Javierre. The work was published by Editorial Martínez Roca in 2022. To talk about this title it is necessary to get closer to its creator, because it is a very intimate and personal text, full of words spoken from the heart and lived experiences.
Luna Javierre has used writing as an outlet since she was very young. For greater comfort, he implemented his Instagram account as a blog of notes, where he shared with his growing community everything he felt at the moment. Little by little, her followers grew in number, and the same happened with the visibility of the author.
Synopsis of the first chapter of If you want, you lower the moon
Define If you want, you lower the moon is to limit its author
Oscar Wilde, writer of such classics as The Portrait of Dorian Gray (1890) once said: “To define oneself is to limit oneself”. For commercial reasons, this phrase is often broken in the publishing world. It is much easier for companies and readers to catalog and search for books such as: historical novel, fantasy, romance, science fiction or self-help. However, there are titles that get a little out of the mold, from the labels imposed by the large literary corporations.
In the latter it is possible to find strange approaches, unusual structures or a diverse compendium of genres. Sometimes even the volume does not fall into any category. That's what happens with If you want, you lower the moon. The content of the book is very similar to what can be found at @luna_javierre, the author's Instagram account., where she dumps all her experiences, thoughts, reflections and tips.
The phases of a person's moon
Despite being a different book, If you want, you lower the moon It has a structure —otherwise, this would just be a list of meaningless texts, and it is not. The interesting thing about this material starts from the index, where are indicated 182 pages divided into an introduction, four large chapters and an epilogue. The tetralogy of sections is composed as follows: New Moon, Crescent moon, full moon y waning moon.
The chapter titles refer to the phases of the moon.. This analogy by Luna Javierre serves to show how the life of human beings goes through different “phases”. For example: the new moon is this stage where our natural satellite cannot be seen in the sky, and allows the stars to illuminate the night sky, being relegated to the dark to assess their situation (in the case of a person of flesh and blood, of course.
The “New Moon” state
According to the author, when a person is in the "new moon state", they are going through the beginning of a new cycle, a moment marked by introspection. This period can encompass feelings of disappointment toward life, other individuals, or one's own self. The evolution of the environment brings as a reward the feeling that they are not valued enough, which makes them open their eyes to a problem that they did not know was there, and that needed to be fixed.
At the same time, the person may realize that they are in a circle of toxic friends, and try to end it. This process is also carried out during love breakups. Likewise, it can occur when it is necessary to stop doing something, or change the way in which it is done. Luna Javierre affirms that all these situations will continue to occur if the person does not stop to listen to themselves.
However, this must be done carefully, step by step.
Author's key phrase to understand "New Moon"
“This is the phase where you have to hug yourself the most. in which you must understand that you can't always be well, and that nothing happens. That life is cycles and that not everyone can be on top. There are times that it will take you longer to get out than others, but you will always get out. Not giving up is enough."
Narrative style of Luna Javierre
As we mentioned in a previous section, Luna Javierre she writes from her bowels, for herself, but also for the reader. If you want, you lower the moon it feels like a conversation, or like when we stop to read the comments left by our an influencer favorite on Instagram. Therefore, it is logical to assume that the author's narrative style is very direct.
In addition to the blocks of text where Luna Javierre leaves her reflections on love, heartbreak, friendship, family and self-care, If you want, you lower the moon has small poems associated with the chapters, as well as phrases marked in bold and in letters that appear to be handwritten. Pink is a predominant color in the work, and this is a display of emotion.
Some poems and phrases of New Moon
"You don't deserve my love"
When I think of your love
I feel like you don't deserve mine
but i also wonder
why do i try so hard
in wanting you to want it”.
"How many times did I suffer
for expecting the same
that my hands offered
without receiving even something similar
what was promised to me."
“Because your presence did not bother them, your light simply blinded them. And they wanted to turn it off so they could live in its darkness.”
"I asked no one to come back as much as I did."
A work with some cliché?
Yes, certainly. And this can be evidenced in the phrases shared above. Some of the reflections can be perceived as popular phrases, but expressed from the author's perspective, a situation that, for the most demanding readers, can be cliché or not very innovative.
In itself, that same quality that gives freshness and a certain personality to the text, at the same time limits and classifies it. Perhaps if the language used had been touched up with deeper images and metaphors, this topic would not be touched, but it is not the case, and it is not what the author is looking for, as can be seen throughout the text.
It is therefore reiterated that read If you want, you lower the moon is to enter into a daily conversation with another being that exposes his thoughts in the simplest way possible.
About the author, Luna Javierre
luna javierre
Luna Javierre was born in 1999, in Madrid, Spain. The an influencer Spanish studied Advertising and Public Relations, in addition, she completed a master's degree in Creative Advertising and Advertising Strategy. From a very young age, she felt inclined to express her ideas through letters. This passion led her to manage an Instagram account. To date, her favorite social network has 474 thousand followers.
Other books by Luna Javierre
- Everything that love has taught me (2023)