The Moon is an almost dreamlike representation and its meaning is very precise, as when in a reading it appears right side up as inverted. The Moon is the card of the unconscious and everything that happens there.
Letter correspondences:
- Kabbalistics logically associates this card with the Moon, with the letter T Z and the number 90.
- Esoterically it is associated with the sign of Pisces, the element of Water, and the season of winter.
- In numerology, it represents the numbers 18 and 9 (18=1+8=9).
Graphic description of the letter:
The Moon is the card of intuition, dreams, and the unconscious. The moon gives light as a reflection of the sun, but this light is dim, uncertain, and only vaguely illuminates our path on our journey toward higher consciousness.
The lagoon at the bottom of the card represents the subconscious mind and the crayfish crawling out of the water symbolizes the early stages of developing consciousness.
This creature also represents the often disturbing images that appear in our inner depths, just as the dog and wolf at the beginning of the path represent our duality of being domesticated and the wild aspects of our minds and spirits.
The path passes between the two stone towers and leads to the mountains in the distance, marking the path towards the unconscious.
The Moon in the right position:
General meaning:
This card symbolizes both illusion and fear, anxiety, insecurity, the subconscious, and what is in our dark part.
It is a time of confusion from which you have to get out, where what you experienced in the past is very influential, which conditions you at this moment and if you do not overcome it, you renew and change, and the future becomes dark and uncertain.
It is a card that has to do with fear, which immobilizes you and which you must overcome to reverse things.
This card from The Moon is a good representation of “The Shadow” and “The Mirror”, two definitions by Carl Jung that indicate the darkness of our unconscious, which as long as we do not bring it to the light, will continue to affect our existence.
In the shadows are our instincts, the hidden passions, what we often cannot name and which we externalize in the form of a projection onto others.
This is the mirror, where we put in the other, moral or emotional deficiencies that are our own but since we cannot accept them, we project them onto the other. What we point out, criticize, and accuse in others, says Jung, is our deficiency.
The moon represents the deceitful, the illusion. Although moonlight illuminates, it does not do so fully, and what we see with it can be a misleading perception. So according to the other cards in the reading, if they are also negative, it will indicate that everything is not as it seems to be, and you must be very attentive to perceive reality as it is.
If the cards are positive, the moon will indicate that perhaps you are letting your imagination run too much, perhaps exaggerating, and seeing things that only happen in your imagination.
This is a card that can point to emotions stored deep inside, basically related to the fear that the events of the past have left in you, and now you project into your present and your future, immobilizing you.
This is a difficult process to carry out surely, but you must bring all that hidden information to consciousness to be able to resolve and overcome it.
On the positive side, it indicates that despite the scarce light of the moon (despite the poor clarity with which you see the present and the future) you still walk the path. You’re not completely sure, but you march nonetheless. As it is a card related to intuition, this is the one that is driving you.
If this card comes out as a final result, it will generally tell us that it will not be positive.
If the card comes out defining a person, it will indicate that he or she is problematic, full of insecurities, and conflicts accompanying him or he has a tendency to create them.
It can be an indication of falsehood, of not being what one says, of pretending to be something that one is not. Deep fears condition her and she is easily manipulated by others.
Representing a situation, the Moon card will say that it will be conflictive, and distressing. There is always very bad communication, generally, other people interfering, gossiping, and gossiping. Fears dominate and you have to solve them to be able to solve things.
Love:
In love, this card indicates that there will be romantic moments, with a lot of sensuality, “walks under the moonlight”, however, there is not too much commitment. Romance is prioritized but not commitment to it.
The couple will have twists and turns, and repeated changes, but even within that circle in which nothing seems to be defined, there will be no shortage of romance. It is a very emotional time and it is best not to make assumptions or try to pigeonhole the relationship within fixed parameters.
It is what it is and it will be emotional and sensual, but if you look for definitions and specificities you will not find them. It is also not a good time to be in a hurry to start or leave a relationship.
Job:
About work, it is a time for serious rethinking about it. Or maybe you fool yourself into thinking that this job will give you more than it will in reality or, on the contrary, it is not as bad as it seems to you and you have the wrong perception.
It is about seeing clearly what fits either your needs or your demands, tastes, and vocations. This is not the time to make “hot” decisions. Wait for the night to be replaced by daylight to make important decisions.
Money:
Regarding money and finances, the message is similar. This is not the time to make hasty, drastic, or blunt decisions. Take care of your savings, and do not make investments that may seem bright and promising, because they may not be.
Remember that there is a lot of deception in perceptions in this Moon card. The things that are in the process of being done, plans or ideas, will have to wait a little longer.
Health:
Health in this card tells you that there may be some problem with the reproductive system since it is a card associated with sensuality and pleasure. It also tells you to consult when in doubt, since your intuition about what you have or think you have may be misleading.
As a card associated with the night, a tendency to consume or increase the consumption of alcohol, drugs, or substances is possible, therefore, be careful of excesses and not to go outside the law.
Spirituality:
This is a very spiritual time and a good time to get deep reflections. It is a time of openness but also confusion.
You may be a little disoriented and while it is good to have some kind of support to guide you, you should not discard your intuition, which is heightened at this time.
Pay attention to your feelings and thoughts, many answers can come to you out of nowhere, in a vision.
