The Moon
Major Arcana 18

The Moon

KeywordsAnxiety, confusion, illusion, hidden things

The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through

Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.

The picture

By moonlight a dog and a wolf howl over a dim path to the water

Bright face

Instinct waking; a nose for what hides

Shadow

Worry painting shapes that are not there

Way through

The path is unbroken — walk it and morning comes

As your card of the day

If The Moon is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “Instinct waking; a nose for what hides”. When it tips toward “Worry painting shapes that are not there”, remember the way the picture draws: The path is unbroken — walk it and morning comes.

Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences

Auspira is for entertainment and self-reflection. The cards are a mirror that shows the present from another angle; they do not predict the future and are no substitute for medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice.