The Moon: Tarot Card Meaning

Meaning of the The Moon card upright

A dog and a wolf howl at the Moon while a crayfish climbs from the water onto a winding path between two towers. This is the card of twilight, where things are not what they seem. It warns of illusions and fears, and asks you to move carefully and trust your intuition.

The Moon reversed

• clarity
• overcoming fear
• truth comes out

Reversed, the Moon shows that the fog is lifting and a secret is coming to light. You begin to see what scared you, or you recognise a deception. Fears lose their power once they are named.

The Moon in love and relationships

In love it means uncertainty, understatement or a relationship in which not everything is said. Do not read too much into your fears. Reversed, hidden things become clear or a deception is revealed.

The Moon in work and finances

At work it speaks of a lack of information, rumours or a project that is unclear. Check facts before you decide. Reversed, you finally get clarity.

Symbolism of the The Moon card

The dog and the wolf are the tame and the wild in us. The crayfish is a deep, ancient layer of the psyche rising to the surface. The winding path between the towers leads into the unknown and the drops falling from the Moon are the influence of the unconscious.

The Moon in a yes or no reading

In yes or no spreads, The Moon upright reads as “no” and reversed as “maybe”. The answer comes from the general meaning of the card (illusions, fears), so always take the wording of the question and the neighbouring cards into account. Try a yes or no reading.