Major Arcana · XVIII
The Moon — tarot meaning
dreams, illusion, instinct
Upright
Dream and instinct. Not everything is as it appears; walk slowly and trust what you feel over what you see.
Reversed
Confusion lifting — illusions named, the fog thinning.
In the Papus Tarot, 1909
La Lune — The Moon · Hebrew letter צ Tzade
Papus: the material world, hidden enemies, the astral reflection mistaken for the source. Martinists advise no decision taken by moonlight alone.
In the Oswald Wirth Tarot, 1889
La Lune — The Moon · Hebrew letter צ Tzaddi
Wirth's Moon is the world of reflections: the dog and the wolf, the tamed and the wild instinct, both bay at the same borrowed light while the crayfish waits below.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.