FEAR ILLUSION IMAGINATION BEWILDERMENT
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FEELING FEAR releasing inner demons feeling a nameless apprehension suffering from phobias giving in to the shadow self lacking courage being overcome by anxieties Reversed Early Phase: You may start to feel anxious. A mood of uncertainty may develop. Someone may become apprehensive. A hidden fear may surface. You may begin to feel some qualms. Late Phase: Fears are diminishing. An inner demon is less powerful now. You're no longer intimidated. The anxious moments are behind you. The mood of foreboding is disappearing. |
BELIEVING ILLUSIONS accepting a false picture deceiving yourself having unrealistic ideas misapprehending the truth experiencing distortions chasing after a fantasy Reversed Early Phase: You may get drawn into an illusion. A false picture may develop. You may start to deceive yourself. The truth may become elusive. Hallucinations may get stronger. Late Phase: An illusion has been revealed. Appearances are no longer deceiving. The false reality is losing its hold. You're less susceptible to fantasy. Someone has stopped trying to fool you. |
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having vivid dreams or visions opening to fantasy plumbing the unconscious entertaining unusual thoughts being outlandish and bizarre Reversed Early Phase: You may begin to use your imagination. You may open to what is strange and bizarre. Unconscious material may surface. Someone may start to indulge in make-believe. Late Phase: A fantasy is no longer strong. You're less imaginative now. Someone is losing interest in dreams. Fanciful notions are decreasing. The strange happenings are decreasing. |
FEELING BEWILDERED losing direction and purpose having trouble thinking clearly becoming confused being easily distracted feeling disoriented wandering aimlessly Reversed Early Phase: You may start to get disoriented. Uncertainty may grow. The way may become unclear. Someone may begin to get lost. You may lose your bearings. Late Phase: The period of bewilderment is behind you. You're no longer confused. The aimless wandering is over. The mental fog is lifting. Someone is less disoriented now. |
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If you look around the room right now, you will (probably!) see people and objects that are comforting in their familiarity. Everything is exactly as you expect it to be. You know that if you closed your eyes and opened them, the room would be the same. But . . . have you ever lost the familiar to find, in its place, a world so extraordinary you can't even grasp it? This is the experience of the Moon.
Most of the time we live in a tiny pocket of normality that we wrap around us like a security blanket. We turn our backs on the mysterious universe that waits outside. From time to time we may sneak a peek with our imagination or venture out through fantasy or expanded awareness. We can be thrust out there unprepared through drugs, madness, or intense experiences such as battle.
The Moon is the light of this realm—the world of shadow and night. Although this place is awesome, it does not have to be frightening. In the right circumstances, the Moon inspires and enchants. It holds out the promise that all you imagine can be yours. The Moon guides you to the unknown so you can allow the unusual into your life.
Sadly, we are usually afraid of the Moon. In readings, this card often stands for fears and anxieties—the ones that come in the darkest part of the night. Card 18 also stands for illusions. It is easy to lose our way in the moonlight. Be careful not to let deceptions and false ideas lead you astray. Sometimes the Moon is a signal that you are lost and wandering aimlessly. You must find your way back to the path and your clarity of purpose.
Some Possible Opposing Cards
Star—being serene, untroubled, at peace
Sun—assurance, clarity, enlightenment
Some Possible Reinforcing Cards
Seven of Cups—illusions, unrealistic ideas, fantasy
Two of Swords—self-deception, not seeing the truth
Eight of Swords—confusion, lack of clarity
