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Moon

The hope, simplicity and letting go with the Star, give rise to the Moon consciousness buried deep in the psyche of the developing Taroist. Visions, dreams, and imaginings surface from the personal and collective unconsciousness, further testing the developing student to hold a strong ego centre as it's fiercely rocked by the power of the unconscious. "Is this unexplainable message and image for real or is it simply a manifestation of my own imaginings?" asks the student. "Am I picking up a vision that is pertinent to the life of the client or is it simply a nightmare stemming from recent event in my own life?" students ask at the Moon stage. "Are peoplein my community gossiping about my chosen path?" wonders the developing Taroist. "Am I being shunned by my friends and family because of my involvement with the Tarot cards, or is it because I've changed so much they barely recognize me?" they ask. The Moon stage, like the High Priestess, reminds the student that the gifts of the oracle come from an unseen, unknowable place, and in order to separate their own agenda from the needs and concerns of their clients, they must ultimately know themselves to be able to recognize their boundaries. The boundary between self and client, between consciousness and unconsciousness, and real and imagined, are identified at the Moon stage.

Bares a lot similarity to the High Priestess stage – the dark night of the soul as it is sometimes referred – can the student remain comfortable in the dark? Can they deal with readings that make no sense to themselves or their clients? How will they manage these oblique readings? How will they cope with their client's fears regarding readings? One student is told by her sister that she is lighting candles in church and praying for her soul. She looks at me with resolve, fear and questioning warring in her eyes.

This stage marks an introduction into the great mysteries of the unknown plane of existence – that place where psychic insight, left brain, and imagination rules – can they sustain it? Remain here? Or are they anxious to get into the light of day? Logos? The Sun.