XVIII The Moon

January 26, 2026

Meaning of the Moon tarot card in a tarot reading

XVIII The Moon

Pisces

The Moon card has many faces. It indicates a reflection of the truth in your life that is not complete or distorted in some way. It may point to something being hidden from you or the truth being misrepresented. However, there is a seed of truth present, which you should be able to access if you are astute and perceptive, although sometimes it can be difficult to find that truth hidden beneath many layers of distortion.

The Moon may also represent another perspective, a situation that you may not have considered, or which is not seen as a traditional approach. There are two sides to every coin, and the Moon is the side that lands face down. Sometimes this card can point to secrets. Secrets you have, secrets being kept from you. There is always a chance secrets will be found out. Remember The Moon is a card of Illusion; you will know the truth by the way it feels.

It can also represent secrecy in emotions, with one person in the relationship hiding their true feelings from their partner, for one reason or another. This could be because the partner feels as though their emotions are too confusing, deep, or personal to be able to share with another, or it could be because they fear the reaction of the other person should they share them.

The Moon can often relate to fears that you have, particularly fears related to, or manifesting in, your emotional relationships. Thus, this card might indicate something from your subconscious influencing your choices perhaps more than it should, and probably without you fully realizing the extent to which this aspect of yourself in is control.

It suggests that fear is the driving force for you at this time; you must seek out the hidden side of yourself which your fears lie so that you might shed light on them and learn the truth. The only way out of fear is through it in this case, and the pathway of the Moon is, unfortunately, the pathway through fear also.

This card can also raise issues concerning your shadow self and your primal nature, as well as all the deep-seated and intense emotions that you have. Further, it hints at the ebbs and flows of your life, pointing to recurring waves of a theme or challenge, opportunity or feeling, which rises on a regular basis and then recedes, just like the tide.

On a spiritual level, the Moon points to psychic ability and being able to listen to intuition. It also indicates an interest in witchcraft or Wicca, the divine feminine, women’s mysteries, psychic healing, scrying, visions, dream work, and magic.

Finance/Career: May feel disillusioned by the actions of others, check all dealings in business, flush out the facts. Feeling underpaid or undervalued in a career or job prospect.

Love/Relationships: A relationship fails to live up to expectations, an emotional time, secrecy around you, unfulfilled desires and hopes in a relationship.


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