The card of The Moon is the Ruler of Flux and Reflux and Child of the Sons of the Mighty. It is ruled by Pisces and represents unconscious forces, twilight knowledge and new levels of consciousness.
The appearance of The Moon in a reading heralds a time that you are entering the realm of the unconscious, whether through daydreams, vivid dreams at night and coincidences. Many people experience this card as feelings of confusion, disorientation and loss of direction and purpose. This is because the world as you know it is really only a small part of what's real. When you are introduced to other aspects of life of which you have previously been unaware, there is a sense of losing your footing and feeling uncertain and fearful. The symbolism of this card represents a passage between two pillars - one dark and one light. This is the pathway to the unconscious which contains all of the answers to the mysteries and puzzles in your life. Many of us live life at the level of daylight - what appears to be real is everything that life has to offer, everything there is to know can be arrived at through logic and reason. But the realm of The Moon is a shadowy place, where nothing is as it appears. Because it is not easily discerned, it often is perceived at worst as a bad sign, or at best, unhelpful. However The Moon is a wonderful resource when you need to bring something new into your life through the channel of imagination. This is the world of the artist, who can enter the shadowy and indistinct world and emerge with new forms that inspire others with their beauty and originality. The Moon is aligned to the feeling nature, and so often in our society we devalue the feelings in favour of profits and bottom lines. But there is no Soul in such cold and linear material matters - and through The Moon's watery glow you can realise that the emotional richness that comes from connecting with your inner world is much more satisfying. "What if nothing exists and we're all in somebody's dream?" -Woody Allen Image from "The Crystal Tarot" © Lo Scarabeo
