Ideas: Certainty, stable route, truth
Traits: Firm, logical, rational, realistic, sober, solid
Emotions: Eagerness, enthusiasm, gladness, optimism, relief
Ideas: Dreams, fantasy, imagination, mystery, uncertainty
Traits: Artful, creative, deep, empathetic, imaginative, intuitive, sensitive
Emotions: Contentment, desire, hope, enjoyment, pleasure, satisfaction
Ideas: Delusions, lie, mood swings
Traits: Aimless, confused, deceptive, emotional, false, moody, unrealistic
Emotions: Annoyance, anxiety, apprehension, fear, frustration, sadness, suffering
Personal Growth
Faced with an uncertain future, you might feel led to abandon your search for self and crawl back into your shell. You can move forward without tossing caution to the wind. Uncertainty can be the mother of great creativity. Listen to your instincts, clarify your path, and keep going.
Relationship
Moonlight becomes you, so don’t be afraid to indulge in a little romantic lunacy. Navigating your way to a fulfilling relationship involves risks. Some people will say you’re crazy. Pay attention to your instincts, surround yourself with loyal guides, and make your move.
Career
Avoid linear/logical approaches and go with your gut. Brainstorm. Put the rules aside and use your imagination. What would happen if restrictions were removed? What might happen? What could happen? A little lunacy can be a good thing; blow off steam, change your habits, and try working in a different light.
Spirituality
How does your personal spiritual path incorporate the Divine Feminine? What qualities would a divine mother offer? Which aspects of your personal spirituality would benefit from a feminine touch? How might contact with the divine feminine benefit you today? How might you honor or invite that energy?
The Moon
This “lesser light to rule the night” renews itself every 28 days, linking it to cycles of all sorts, including menstruation. By extension, it is also associated with rare events (“once in a blue moon”). How is your situation shaped by repeating events? By rare ones?
Brilliant Droplets
The Marseilles Moon (and many Rider–Waite–Smith-inspired Moons) exudes a shower of brilliant droplets; in The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, Waite calls these “the dew of thought.” To what extent might your own fears be rooted in imagination alone?
Baying Hounds / Howling Wolves
Waite cast these as fears; later commentators position the hounds and wolves as faithful familiars—animal helpers who, like Hecate, lend aid on our journey through darkness. Which familiars can you call on for help today?
The Crayfish or Lobster
The night can put us in contact with our deepest, most instinctual fears. Here, this representative of our most primitive brain crawls up from the depths of the subconscious mind and bathes itself in the light of the moon. What is your greatest fear? Does it play a role in your current situation?
The Two Towers
The path between the two towers leads into unknown territory. In your own situation, what remains unknown? How can you limit the influence of these variables?