The Rider - Waite Tarot Deck - Starbridge Centre

is placed in the upper periphery of the mental aura we have around our head, and it
reflects the essence of the purpose of being physical alive. The seven smaller white eight
pointed stars are the major chakras, each acting as a doorway between us and cosmos.
Spending our life's energy in harmony with dharma, mirrored in the stars above, and
guided by the discriminative power of the mind applied to what the senses are telling,
means that we can learn from our mistakes. Therefore the path of dharma is a way to
freedom from the compensative karma of the ego, and to the progressive karma of the
Self.
The Rider - Waite Tarot Deck
CARD 18: THE MOON
Keyword:
Contemplation:
Travel without clarity.
DO YOU SEE YOUR CHALLENGES IN THE RIGHT LIGHT
A large moon, at the same time full and crescent, is shining upon the landscape below. It
appears from the face of the moon, that its guidance may not nescessarily be trustworthy.
Two animals, a domesticated dog and a wild wolf, representing different aspects of our
instinctual nature, are howling at the moon because it is shining without giving clarity -
which is creating a longing.
A path is leading from a water pond in the foreground, passing between two tall towers, to
distant hills. A purple coloured crayfish is emerging from the water pond and starts to crawl
on to the path. The time is ripe for the crayfish that here symbolises the higher Self, to
come out of the previous hiding, to emerge from the unconscious in order to begin its
journey towards being the ruler or co-ruler together with the ego. In the beginning, this
journey will feel very unprotected.
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