The Moon as Advice: Do Not Decide in the Dark

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Moon as advice asks you not to act until you can see. Here is how to use it, and what the reversal says about confusion lifting.

If you want the short answer, the Moon as advice says: do not decide in the dark. The facts are not clear yet, and fear is filling the gaps. Wait for daylight.

What the Moon advises upright

Tina Gong's the Moon guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with illusion, fear, anxiety, the subconscious and intuition. In an advice position I read those meanings as an instruction: the attitude or action the card is asking of you, rather than a description of what will happen. The Major Arcana overview at Biddy Tarot is a useful second reference.

Upright, the Moon advises patience and discernment: separate what you know from what you fear, gather information, and listen to instinct without obeying every shadow.

What the Moon is not asking you to do

The Moon is not asking you to assume the worst. Confusion is not proof.

The Moon reversed as advice

Reversed, the Moon as advice says the fog is lifting. Check whether things are clearer than you think before acting on old fears. A reversed card in an advice position is usually pointing at the habit that is getting in your way, not at a punishment.

The Moon as advice in love

In love, the Moon advises not deciding about someone while you are this unsure of them.

The Moon as advice for work and money

For work and money, it advises not signing until the details are visible. Advice from a card is reflection. For decisions with legal, medical or financial weight, take it to someone qualified as well.

One step to take this week

List what you actually know and what you fear. Act only on the first list this week.

For comparison, the High Priestess as advice and the Sun as advice ask different things of you. The the Moon card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Moon as a yes or no, the Moon as feelings and the Moon as timing cover the other questions people most often ask of it. You can draw a card for yourself with the free daily tarot tool. For a personal interpretation, my guide to an online psychic reading explains how readings work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.