In readings, this card often stands for fears and anxieties - the ones that come in the darkest part of the night. Also it stands for illusions. It is easy to lose our way in the moonlight. Be careful not to let deceptions and false ideas lead you astray. Sometimes the Moon is a signal that you are lost and wandering aimlessly. You must find your way back to the path and your clarity of purpose Astrological Atttribution: Pisces
Interpretation: Meditate! Emotional and Psychological Development. Self-Examination. Unknown talents come to light. Get in touch with body’s rhythms. Dark night of the soul. Hidden from consciousness. It’s out of your hands. Burning Karma. Threshold to new levels of consciousness. What are you afraid of? Things that go bump in the night. Follow inner light. Subtle changes. Be guided by intuition. Make notes of dreams. Learn to be more independent. Threshold to new levels of consciousness. It’s always darkest before dawn.
Reversed Interpretation: Hidden comes to light. Possibility of misunderstanding. Don’t let imagination run wild. Don’t be deceived by false promises. Emotional crisis. Fear & insecurity can prevent spiritual transformation. Mystery solved. Deceptions unmasked. Love will win. No risks should be taken.
The Moon is numbered eighteen and depicts a mysterious night-time
scene. There is often water in the foreground, a full moon depicting the
face of a woman sailing high about the land, flanked by pylons. Sometimes
droplets appear to be falling like tears from the Moon, taking the form
of Hebraic Yod symbols (considered to be impregnatory seeds). There are
also sometimes dogs or wolves baying at the Moon.
We have a close affinity with the Moon. The lunar cycle affects oceans
and all natural tides. We say that people are more psychotic when the
Moon is full, calling them "lunatics". The Moon affects our emotions
because they come from the inner hidden part of us, where dreams also
reside.
The Moon indicates a voyage to the centre of the Self. We will not be
revealed as something weak and unlovable. We will be able to release our
psychic and intuitive abilities. Important secrets are revealed when we
dare to bring back what is deep inside.
The Moon often comes up to indicate deception, or deceit. And on a day
ruled by this card, we need to be alert for this kind of problem coming
up around us. On this day, we are best served by testing everything
against our own inner senses, and attempting to discover how we feel at a
deep intuitive level about what happens.
You'll find that your intuition is probably somewhat heightened,
because another of the Moon's influences touches on psychism, internal
development and ease of inner communication.
There's another thing you need to keep your eyes open for, with this
card - not only does it indicate out-and-out deceit, but it also shows us
where there is illusion or uncertainty. In moonlight, you notice that
things look very different indeed than they do in daylight. The Moon has
a habit of casting things and experiences in a different light. Things
are not quite how they seem.
So always look carefully at issues that have particular relevance when
this card is about. Many people tend to see the Moon as a bad card - I
do not necessarily feel this is true. This card shows things up that
are not what they claim to be. But it also reveals treasures inside of
rather grubby packaging!