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Two large, forbidding [[column|pillar]]s are shown. Some see them as tombstones, others relate them to [[Karma]]. There's a pathway into the distant, dark unknown. A wild [[dog]] and a [[wolf]] howl at the Moon. The two [[Canidae|canines]] are said by Waite to represent "the [[fear]]s of the natural [[mind]] in the presence of that place of exit, when there is only reflected light to guide it." Finally, a [[crayfish]] rises from the deeps onto the land. |
Two large, forbidding [[column|pillar]]s are shown. Some see them as tombstones, others relate them to [[Karma]]. There's a pathway into the distant, dark unknown. A wild [[dog]] and a [[wolf]] howl at the Moon. The two [[Canidae|canines]] are said by Waite to represent "the [[fear]]s of the natural [[mind]] in the presence of that place of exit, when there is only reflected light to guide it." Finally, a [[crayfish]] rises from the deeps onto the land. |
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[[Image:18-XVIII-Lune.jpg|thumb|right|The Moon from the [[Tarot of Marseilles]]]] |
[[Image:18-XVIII-Lune.jpg|thumb|right|The Moon from the [[Tarot of Marseilles]]]] |
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The Moon (XVIII) is a Major Arcana Tarot card.
Description and symbolism
A. E. Waite was a key figure in the developement of modern Tarot interpretaions.[1] However not all interpretations follow his theology. Please remember that all Tarot decks used for divination are interpreted up to personal experience and standards.
Some frequent keywords are:
- Lack of clarity ----- Tension ----- Doubt ----- Fantasy
- Deception ----- Psychological conflict ----- Obscured vision
- Confusion ----- Illusion ----- Fear ----- Imagination ----- Worry
- Romanticism ----- Anxiety ----- Apprehension ----- Unrealistic ideas
The waxing Moon with a scowling face has 16 chief rays and 16 secondary rays. The Moon is "shedding the moisture of fertilizing dew in great drops" (Waite). These are numbered 15 and are Yodh-shaped. On this basis, some associate this card with impregnation.
Two large, forbidding pillars are shown. Some see them as tombstones, others relate them to Karma. There's a pathway into the distant, dark unknown. A wild dog and a wolf howl at the Moon. The two canines are said by Waite to represent "the fears of the natural mind in the presence of that place of exit, when there is only reflected light to guide it." Finally, a crayfish rises from the deeps onto the land.
Divination Usage
Trivia
- In the X/1999 Tarot version made by CLAMP, The Moon is Nataku, a human asexual clone made out of Kazuki Toujyou and his father Masaki's DNA
- Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play Tarot card games such as French Tarot and Austrian Königrufen. In English-speaking and Spanish- speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, Tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.
Other decks
In old Italian Tarot decks instead of the above scene there is instead an astronomer measuring the large moon above him in some way.
References
- [1]:The Moon from Learning the Tarot: A Tarot Book for Beginners - Joan Bunning
- A. E. Waite's 1910 Pictorial Key to the Tarot
- Juliette Wood, Folklore 109 (1998):15-24, The Celtic Tarot and the Secret Tradition: A Study in Modern Legend Making (1998)
External links
- "Moon" cards from many decks and articles to "Moon" iconography
- The History of the Moon Card from The Hermitage.
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- ^ Wood, 1998