The Moon (Tarot card) Totally Explained

Everything about The Moon Tarot Card totally explained

The Moon (XVIII) is the eighteenth trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional Tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination.

Symbolism

Two large, foreboding pillars are shown. Some see them as tombstones, others relate them to Karma.
Two wild beasts howl at the moon.
A crayfish appears in the water.
The Moon is "shedding the moisture of fertilizing dew in great drops" (Waite). These are numbered 15 in the Rider-Waite deck and are Yodh-shaped. On this basis, some associate this card with impregnation.

Rider-Waite specific

Very clearly, the figure in the moon is frowning, reflecting displeasure.

The waxing moon has 16 chief rays and 16 secondary rays.

The beasts are, according to Waite's PKT, a dog and a wolf, which represent the fears of the natural mind.

The crayfish crawls from the water unto the land.

There's a pathway into the distant, dark unknown.

Interpretation

A. E. Waite was a key figure in the development of modern Tarot interpretaions. However not all interpretations follow his theology. Please remember that all Tarot decks used for divination are interpreted up to personal experience and standards. Some frequent keywords are:

Lack of clarity
- Tension
- Doubt
- Fantasy

Deception
- Psychological conflict
- Obscured vision

Confusion
- Illusion
- Fear
- Imagination
- Worry

Romanticism
- Anxiety
- Apprehension
- Unrealistic ideas

Other meanings

This card has to do with sleep patterns this can mean both dreaming and nightmares. If you get this card you may be going through an emotional or mental state. If you're already sick and get this card you should make sure you're taking all of your medication. If you drink alcohol or use drugs you may cause irreparable damage. On the other hand this card can give you visions and insight, creativity and psychic powers. In this case if you get this card you should trust your intuition.

Alternative decks

In old Italian Tarot decks instead of the above scene there's instead an astronomer measuring the large moon above him in some way.

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