The Moon
Things are not yet clear.
Things are not fully clear. Move carefully and notice your fears and instincts.
- uncertainty
- dreams
- intuition
Traditional association: Pisces
What the card shows
A full moon with a face shines between two towers. A dog and a wolf howl at it, and a crayfish crawls from a pool onto a winding path that leads into the distance.
Eighteen sits near the end of the journey, where the unconscious is loud. The moon gives light, but not enough to see clearly. Pisces, the usual sign, is dreamy and sensitive.
▲Upright
Feelings and imagination colour what you see, so take your time and gather more light.
What am I afraid of that has not actually happened?
▼Reversed
The fog is lifting, or the confusion is deepening.
What would look different in daylight?
The Moon in a reading
In love
Unclear feelings, or imagining what another person thinks.
Reversed: The fog is lifting, or the confusion is deepening.
At work
Working with incomplete information; avoiding hasty conclusions.
Its shadow side: fear, projection, confusion.
As a Major Arcana card
Life's big themes and turning points. A Major Arcana card points to a bigger theme than the everyday cards around it.
Related cards
18 adds up to 9 (1 + 8), the number of the nines.
Nine of Wands
Nine of Cups
Nine of Swords
Nine of PentaclesRead it with other cards
Questions about The Moon
What does The Moon mean in tarot?
Feelings and imagination colour what you see, so take your time and gather more light. Keywords: uncertainty, dreams, intuition.
What does The Moon mean reversed?
The fog is lifting, or the confusion is deepening. Fading: things start to become clear. Excess: anxiety spiralling. Inward: a fear kept hidden.
What does The Moon mean in love?
Unclear feelings, or imagining what another person thinks.
What does The Moon mean for work?
Working with incomplete information; avoiding hasty conclusions.
What question does The Moon ask?
Upright: What am I afraid of that has not actually happened? Reversed: What would look different in daylight?
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