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[[File:18 The Moon.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The Moon from various Tarot decks]] | [[File:18 The Moon.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The Moon from various Tarot decks]] | ||
'''The Moon''' is the 18th card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. | '''The Moon''' is the 18th card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. | ||
It is associated with the [[qlippoth]] of [[Samael (qlippoth)|Samael]] ("Poison of God") on the [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] [[Tree of Death]]. | |||
In [[astrology]], the Moon corresponds to the [[Zodiac]] sign of [[Pisces]]. | |||
==Rider-Waite Depiction== | ==Rider-Waite Depiction== | ||
In the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]], artist [[Pamela Colman | In the [[Rider-Waite Tarot]], artist [[Pamela Colman Smith]] depicted The Moon as a meadow feebly lighted by the moon. The meadow is bounded by a tower on each side. Drops of blood are falling from the moon. The drops of blood represent the descent of the Spirit into Matter. A path sprinkled with drops of blood loses itself in the horizon. In the centre of the field a dog and a wolf axe howling at the moon, a crayfish is climbing out of the water between the two animals. | ||
==Symbolism== | ==Symbolism== | ||