The Moon
The Moon
The astrological sign associated with this card is Pisces: psychic, receptive, mysterious. The rune is Lagaz. Notice the Moon embodies all three lunar phases as well as the sun. A clue to one of the meanings of this card lies in the fact that there are 15 yods, the number of the Devil. The pool is the pool of the subconscious. Crawling out of it is a crayfish, the embodiment of the early stages of consciousness unfolding. The wolf is nature's untamed creation, while the dog is the domestic, tamed version of the wolf. The path leads between those two towers again, but this time the veil is gone, signifying there is no longer a barrier between you and your subconscious. Listen to the voice of intuition. There are seven rocks on the stream bank. Three red (for the trinity: Maiden, Mother, and Crone or Father, Son and Sage) plus four yellow (4 is the number of stability). 7 is the divine number. The crayfish crawling out of the waters is a good sign to pay attention to your latent psychic powers that are unfolding.The Moon is the card of intuition, dreams, and the unconscious. The Moon provides light as a reflection of the Sun, yet this light is dim, uncertain, and only vaguely illuminates our path as we journey toward higher consciousness. Similarly, our dreams, intuitions, and inner promptings lead us forward toward higher levels of understanding if we listen carefully and use our judgement to help interpret the veiled messages of the unconscious. The water at the base of the card represents the inner ocean of the collective unconscious from which a crab or crayfish appears. This creature represents the often disturbing images which appear from our inner depths, just as the dog and wolf at the beginning of the path represent the tamed and the wild aspects of our minds. The path leads between two towers into the mountains in the distance.
The Moon is a psychological card of projecting fear into your present and you future based on past ordeals. The images, thoughts and feelings that you have repressed cause disturbances which are overwhelming. This results in negative blocks within your personality and cause pain and anxiety. The Moon makes you shudder as it presents a sordid reality most people choose to sublimate or ignore. This card represents a purging process where deep memories are released. You go deep into your soul and dredge up your anxieties, phobias, psychic blocks and personality disturbances. This trump always requires you to expose your soul so you can beat your Karmic condition and reclaim your true spirit. The Moon brings many invisible things to the surface: secret motives, clandestine information, ancient hidden truths brought into the light. These newly discovered resources may confuse you, but once they are brought to your awareness, the will no longer haunt you. The moon can represent an attraction between two people that is deep an uncanny and taking place under conditions that are unreal or altered.The moon is symbolic of your imagination. It is an illusion in itself. Guard against accepting illusions as they may cause an error in your judgement. Ulterior motives may motivate selfish solicitation of your assistance. Want your dreams to come true or for things to go smoothly, but have a feeling they are not going to. There will be many unforeseen changes and unexpected occurrences, and only when you are willing for things to be the way they are, and accept them AS they are, will they change. You can't run from the problem. The only way out is through.
Night Journey. You need to go on without a clear picture of where you are, where you are going or where you have been. You do not have to fear the unknown. With intuition and faith in yourself and benevolent forces you can succeed. If you look around the room right now, you will see people and objects that are comforting in their familiarity. Everything is exactly as you expect it to be. You know that if you closed your eyes and opened them, the room would be the same. But, have you ever lost the familiar to find, in its place, a world so extraordinary you can't even grasp it? This is the experience of the Moon. Most of the time we live in a tiny pocket of normality that we wrap around us like a security blanket. We turn our backs on the mysterious universe that waits outside. From time to time we may sneak a peek with our imagination, or venture out through fantasy or expanded awareness. We can be thrust out there unprepared through drugs, madness or intense experiences such as battle. The Moon is the light of this realm - the world of shadow and night. Although this place is awesome, it does not have to be frightening. In the right circumstances, the Moon inspires and enchants. It holds out the promise that all you imagine can be yours. The Moon guides you to the unknown so you can allow the unusual into your life. Sadly, we are usually afraid of the Moon.
In readings, this card often stands for fears and anxieties - the ones that come in the darkest part of the night. Card 18 also 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.
Unforeseen perils, deception, change. May mean bad luck for an acquaintance. Unfolding of latent powers. Card of the psychic. Occult forces surround you.
This card says at this time in your love life things aren't clear. Your emotional path isn't an easy one right now and your feelings are fluctuating and changing like the phases of the moon. You are experiencing confusion and uncertainty and you are seeking information or solutions to whatever it is that is troubling you in the circumstances of your love life. This card says to tell you to trust your instincts as you walk the path, that your instincts are right. trust your intuition and to be open to solutions which you may receive from your dreams.
Imagination is harnessed by practicality. Change is not disruptive. Love will win but not before it is almost destroyed. Take no risks.
Outside under a waning moon visualise a circle of protective light around yourself as you stand by a body of water. Hold a black stone in your hands. Concentrate and project a specific personal fear into the stone. Then strongly throw it out of your circle of light into the water. As you chant, "With this stone, fear be banished into the water. It has vanished."