The Moon – XVIII

Known as the Ruler of Flux and Reflux and the Child of the Sons of the Mighty,  The Moon card in the Tarot is ruled by Pisces.  It represents change, unconscious forces and intuitive understanding.The MoonWhen The Moon turns its face to you in a reading, it is often time to face the Dark Night of the Soul. There are questions to be answered, assumptions to be dispensed with, and the true nature of your Spirit has the opportunity to show itself, quite apart from the mask you have been wearing. Dreams and fantasies must be attended to, sorted out and the gold taken out of them while the dross is discarded.

This can be a confusing time when you face a landscape where not all is as it appears. Pisces is the sign of illusions, fantasies, inspiration, deep-felt compassion as well as sinking in to the depths when the feelings begin to overwhelm.

The thing you need the most to do now is to not decide your course of action with logic and reason, but find out what resonates, what makes you feel good (without resorting to artificial shortcuts such as alcohol/drugs/co-dependent relationships) and instead look for the true state of exhaltation that comes from realising your blessings and how truly powerful you are without any external props.

You have the opportunity to take your life in a new direction now, and not in an externally-focused,  goal-directed way but more in an introspective but no less powerfully transformative way. Meditation is invaluable now, as is dreamwork and shadow work, since these are realms that are governed by The Moon. Likely the illusions that you face are those of your attitudes and beliefs that have been handed to you by your tribe.

You now have the chance to find your own way and out of this journey, which is the hero's/heroine's journey after all, is the road to unknown emotional riches.

Remember, it is always darkest before the dawn.

Image from "The Golden Tarot of Klimt" ©  A. Atanassov