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A full moon with a face shines between two towers above a winding path. A dog and a wolf howl at the moon, and a crayfish crawls from a pool in the foreground. The path winds toward distant mountains. The Moon
Major Arcana · XVIII

The Moon

intuitiondreamsuncertainty

The Moon asks you to move gently through uncertainty. Not everything is clear yet, and that is all right. Trust your intuition and give yourself time for the path ahead to reveal itself.

Love Feelings may be complex or unspoken. Honest conversations bring clarity.

Evening primrose · Inconstancy (Greenaway, 1884)
Symbols in the glass
  • moon with face intuition and the shifting light of the subconscious
  • dog and wolf the tame and wild parts of the self
  • crayfish emerging thoughts and deep feelings
  • winding path the uncertain journey forward
  • two towers the threshold between known and unknown
  • falling dew nourishment and imagination

A full moon with a face shines between two towers above a winding path. A dog and a wolf howl at the moon, and a crayfish crawls from a pool in the foreground. The path winds toward distant mountains.

Deeper lore
Element
Water
Astrology
Pisces
Hebrew letter
Qoph (ק)
Tree of Life path
29: Netzach to Malkuth
Golden Dawn title
The Ruler of Flux and Reflux, the Child of the Sons of the Mighty
Number
Eighteen reduces to nine, wisdom, reached through the dreams and doubts of the night.
Names
The Moon · La Lune · 月亮
Waite, 1911

Waite (1911) lists: hidden enemies, danger, calumny, darkness, terror, deception, occult forces, error. Reversed: instability, inconstancy, silence, lesser degrees of deception and error.

What is my intuition telling me that my mind is not yet ready to hear?

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For reflection and entertainment. Meanings follow the Smith-Waite tradition.