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offering the sixteenth: the Moon  The Moon is often viewed as a negative card, and, depending on placement, it can be viewed in that particular light. Drawing the Moon means one is reacting sequentially, over choosing to act independently; subconsciously assessing, not consciously directing; possibly experiencing bouts of disorientation over clarity. None of these are precisely bad things in and of themselves. It's all in how the card is placed, and what else is happening within the reading. Comparative Tarot says " The Moon is often associated with women in various aspects, with emotional and intuitive personalities, hormonal cycles, and with all of the feminine mysteries that men throughout history have found alluring, frustrating, and even frightening about the female archetypes and personalities. It is associated with passive and reflective light, with the yin, and with the subconscious." I'd add to that that most traditional interpretations of this card feature water of some kind, from some source, thereby indicating emotional issues that need to be addressed. The addition of the half- or full-moon placed above the water source to reflect light upon it is easily interpreted as the Querent seeking to reflect his or her emotional state onto everyone who surrounds them. This, also, can be either good or bad. On the truly negative side, the Moon can bring a great deal of self-deception into the picture--looking into the reflecting pool is not interacting with the world, and should not be taken as such. Delusion, contradiction, misapprehension, distraction--it's all there if one only focuses the totality of consciousness away from interactive reality. From here, anxiety, panic and insanity arise, outlandish behavior and ideas build upon themselves, and eventually, the reflection in the pool will be too strong to overcome and one may, in fact, drown--metaphorically speaking. On the positive side, the Moon indicates a need or an unformed desire to embrace the shadow self, integrate dark with light within the personality. There may be a need for vivid dreaming, or lucid dreaming, or vision states; there may be a need, simplistically speaking, for therapy. Overcoming fear and anxious self-doubt, overcoming self-deception and distortion, these are all good things for the consciousness to consider. Learning Tarot tells us: "The Moon is the light of this realm - the world of shadow and night. Although this place is awesome, it does not have to be frightening. In the right circumstances, the Moon inspires and enchants. It holds out the promise that all you imagine can be yours. The Moon guides you to the unknown so you can allow the unusual into your life." Embrace the different. Release fear. Integrate the shadow. Dream richly. These are all good lessons of the Moon. Post a comment in response: |
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