Major Arcana

The Moon

Tarot Card Meaning

The Moon tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck

Upright

  • illusion
  • fear
  • subconscious
  • anxiety

Things are not what they seem. Navigate through uncertainty by trusting your deeper instincts.

Reversed

  • clarity
  • truth revealed
  • overcoming fear
  • release of anxiety

Illusions are fading. The truth is coming to light and fears are losing their grip.

Symbolism

A full moon gazes down between two towers. A dog and a wolf howl at the sky while a crayfish crawls from the water onto a winding path — the uncertain journey through illusion, fear, and the subconscious.

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