La Luna, The Moon
Upright: Illusion, fear, anxiety, subconscious, intuition
Reversed: Release of fear, repressed emotion, inner confusion
The Moon is the card of intuition, dreams and the unconscious. The moon provides light as a reflection of the sun, yet this light is dim, uncertain, and only vaguely illuminates our path as we journey toward higher consciousness. The Moon often represents your 'shadow self.' The shadow is a part of the unconscious mind, consisting of repressed weaknesses, shortcomings and instincts. Oftentimes, the Moon appears in a reading when you are not sure of your destination, or even of the path you are traveling, but you travel nonetheless. You may have lost your way and are now left to walk in the dark, guided only by your inner light and intuition. The card often shows up when you need to pay attention to your dreams. Whatever happens, do not need it to make sense. Your guide should be more of a feeling. Turn off your intellectual self. Logic and practicality need to step back, and allow your personal, emotionally true self to take the lead for awhile.
The Moon card indicates that you might be in the dark about some critical issues and that you need to stop seeking advice from external sources. Self-confidence, intuition, persistence-you need to do the work to hone these instincts within yourself so that you can listen and learn from your own voice.
In this image you can see while her face is painted in the customary Dia de los Muertos skull, her body remains alive with skin tones: she is neither skeleton, nor dead. She lingers between the two realms. The tattoos on her shoulders overtly represent her choice to be made. The moth is a further indication of night, an embodiment of the soul. Moths follow the mother moon as the light to clarity and truth. Our thinking, dreaming, and planning is done under the veil of the moon. We rejuvenate under the glow of the moon. We find strength here so as to be our truest selves and continue our work upon daybreak.