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The Moon is the 19th Card in the Major
Arcana of the Tarot.
(It is card No.18 because the 1st Card, "The
Fool" is
called Card No.0.)
The Moon is one of several (sublty different)
cards concerning the balancing of opposites.
In the cases of the Rider-Waite and Robin
Wood Decks "The Moon" Card depicts a scene
in which a domestic dog, a wolf, and a crayfish (symbol of concious growth)
are seen at the edge of a pool - beyond which are two two stome monoliths
that visually frame the hills/mountains seen extending into
the distance beyond. The moon is above, illuminating the scene. A similar
scene is illustrated in the Golden
Dawn Tarot Deck, expect that in this case, the stone monoliths
are replaced with brick towers onto which are also shown images
of Ancient Egyptian figures - and although the hills/mountains
in the distance are not shown it is equally apparent that the
path ahead lies betwen the two tall structures.
The "opposites" mentioned above may be illustrated on "The
Moon" Tarot Card by the wolf and the dog (representing
our "natural" and "domesticated" instincts), the two opposing
tall structures, the sun (sometimes illustrated, e.g. on the Golden
Dawn card) and the moon.
Some specific terms associated with "The Moon" Tarot
card include:
Darkness, Possible Deception, Caution, Important
of "gut" (instinctive) reactions, Situation
affected by something from our past.
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