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The Moon, Rider-Waite-Smith
Major arcana

The Moon

The Moon crosses the blurred zones where intuition, imagination and uncertainty mix, when landmarks are missing.

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What the card shows

Two dogs face the moon and raise their heads towards it. A path crosses a landscape between two towers, while a crayfish comes out of the water in the foreground.

Its light

Recognising the blur keeps you from confusing it with a truth. Naming what you feel without taking it for a fact opens the way to better landmarks.

Its shadow

When facts are missing, the mind invents scenarios and takes them for observations. An old fear comes back dressed as intuition and steers the choice.

Keywords

blurimaginationintuitionprojectionuncertainty

Notes on the symbolism

RWS. Arcana XVIII. Pamela Colman Smith sets the domestic animal against the wild one and brings a beast up from the depths, image of what escapes sight.

What this card invites you to do

Do not decide on a single impression when facts are missing. Look for an outside landmark before you follow your reading. Separate the fact from the feeling.

A card does not decide for you.
It shows you where to look.

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