The moon is the eighteenth card of the tarot de Marseille.

She is one of major arcana.

Hidden symbols of the Moon map

Summary of symbols of the Moon: cosmic order, legend, myth, feminine energy.

A huge crab (associated with Cancer) devours the remains, weight of the past, in the water so that bad smells never appear.

The constellations of the Small and the Large Dog are represented near the shore, both watching the path of the Moon and defying it by barking to stray from its orbit.

Dogs represent the defenders of the cosmic order, of property and of the unconscious.
Two towers are erected and are the sentries of the world represented on the map.

The dog, associated with the Moon, recalls the wolf and the legends of the full moon and the werewolf.

The myth of the goddess Artemis and his hunting dogs is also mentioned.

Drops do not descend to Earth but to the Moon, attracted by its mysterious power.

The moon is the archetype of yin feminine energy: it absorbs and attracts.

Message from the Moon card

The Moon makes us realize that Man is far from dominating, he is conditioned through emotional energies that he doesn’t control.

The blade of the Moon is more problematic upside down than upside down, since once upside down, the obscure and evil character of femininity is subdued.

The moon corresponds:

* At 18.
* With the Hebrew letter Tsadde.
* At werewolf.
* AT Artemis.

Time

Month : July

Season : summer

Day of the week : Monday at night

Zodiac signs : Cancer, Pisces

Places

The moon is associated with: town halls, public places, galleries, bars, restaurants, inns, bathing and spa establishments, dark and bad places, rainy regions, riverside cities sea, oceans, rivers, lakes, ponds, trails, beaches, rocks.

Forecast duration

The effect of the card lasts: from three months to more than a year.