Pulled The Moon Tarot Card? Be Prepared To Poke Around Your Subconscious

There is never just one interpretation for any tarot card pull, but one card that's particularly difficult to pin down is the Moon card. The 18th Major Arcana card in a traditional tarot deck, The Moon relates to the subconscious and is one of the most mysterious and elusive cards out there.

According to tarot reader and founder of Witchy Wellness Leah Vanderveldt, this card is about our inner world.

"It's when the subconscious is reflected back to us and we get the chance to work with it," she says. "There's an element of diving deep into the depths of who you are and being willing to see and accept everything you find."

When you pull this card, Vanderveldt notes, it's an invitation to "release the control you've held over your internal, emotional realm in order to access your innermost truths." Relating to this card requires connecting deeply to—and accepting—all that you are. "There's an urging to turn to your intuition and dreams during this time to assist you," she adds.

If you pulled The Moon in a reading about love, it's asking you to identify any subconscious blocks or shadow qualities that are influencing your relationship, Vanderveldt says. "Exploring your own behaviors—and what wounds or traumas they might be attempting to defend—will point you to where you need attention and healing."

When pulled in reverse, The Moon means strong resistance to that necessary inner work, Vanderveldt notes, which is "totally understandable."

If you pulled The Moon in a reading about your career, it signals a time of professional uncertainty. "It feels like an in-between, void-like time where you're not sure which direction to go or what's going to happen," Vanderveldt explains. But in that is also a lot of possibility.

It's a good idea to ask yourself how you can open up to the opportunity of this time, she adds, "by examining your motivations and unconscious beliefs, and letting your need to know the future fall by the wayside."