Description
As the Moon does glow
one side is not ever seen
oh her hidden face
The full Moon
illuminates over an island isolated in the middle of the ocean...
or is it an island at all? Looking closer one might see something
other than an island. It looks like…a Dragon. Is this just
a natural oddity or has some 'shape-shifting’ taken place?
{I'm suddenly reminded of werewolves and the transformation that
takes place under a full Moon} It appears that the dragon dreams
peacefully, sleeping in an emotional waterbed. With the Moon comes
dreams and the subconscious speaking through illusions. Perhaps
the Dragon wishes to meditate on what has been floating around
in her mind. Or has she created the island to hide herself from
those who would do her wrong? She knows that in this form she
can rest safely. And what of her enemies? They think they are
crazy for never noticing the island before and are puzzled by
her disappearance. In Astrology the Moon rules the sign Cancer,
the Crab. In tarot the Moon is associated with Pisces. A pair
of fish tied together and swimming in opposite directions represents
Pisces. The ruling planet of Pisces is Neptune, King of the Sea,
yet it is the Moon that controls the ocean's tide. The Moon has
a duality about her as well. The speed of rotation and orbit of
the Moon is synchronized perfectly so all we will ever see is
the one face. Her other face is known as the dark side of the
Moon, a side of her we shall never see from our Earthly vantagepoint.
To call this face the dark side is misleading the Sun does shine
upon the 'dark side' during the waxing and waning phases. With
the Moon we must be aware of the natural cycles in life, around
us and within us and that there is a dark and light side to everything
and not everything is what is seems to be.
Card Meaning
Dreams, subconscious, illusion and that which is hidden. Cycles
and phases. Intuition and psychic abilities. Reflection and introspection.
Emotions.. Feeling betrayed disorientation, Bewilderment and lunacy.
Pisces, and feminine qualities.
Artistic Media
One of my favorite mediums to work with just happens to be watercolors.
I'm amused by how appropriate that is considering the subject
matter. The use of a white pencil before painting created the
Moon's reflection in the ocean and the font is of my own design.
Artist's Bio
I'm a Capricorn mother of three, living in the Redwoods of Northern
California. My dreams have always followed a natural, creative
and spiritual path. When I was little I would stay awake at night
and watch the sky, but it was the Moon that had me mesmerized.
Having grown up with a father who was a brilliant scientist and
a mother who found a path of her own, I was free to develop my
own sense of faith. My ways are similar to Native American and
Pagan. It seems that every 11 years I get a tarot boost. At 11,
I was shown a reading by my aunt, at 22, I was given my first
deck, at 33, I found the Aeclectic Tarot site. I enjoy camping
and the outdoors so much that I make my home on a mountain by
a river and the ocean just a short drive away. My main interests
are animals, astrology, music, writing and anything artistic.
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