The Moon
Major Arcana · XVIII
- uncertainty
- illusion
- dreams
- intuition
- confusion lifting
- fear released
- truth coming out
- clarity
In the picture
A full moon with a face shines down on a path that winds between two towers toward distant hills. A dog and a wolf howl at it, and a crayfish climbs out of a pool in the foreground.
Upright meaning
The Moon lights the way, but dimly. Things are not quite what they seem; fears, dreams and imagination colour the picture. The card asks you to move carefully, trust your intuition and not take every shadow at face value.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, the fog begins to clear. Confusion lifts, a misunderstanding is cleared up, or a hidden fear loses its hold. It can also point to secrets surfacing. Clarity is on its way, even if slowly.
About the Major Arcana
The 22 Major Arcana are the trump cards of the deck, numbered 0 to 21 from The Fool to The World. Read in order they tell the story of a journey, and in a reading they tend to point to big themes and turning points rather than day-to-day events.
