The Tarot Journey with Julie Hedges (Jan, 2016)
Communicating with
the
Moon
We are lucky to have such a close friend in the Heavens—the Moon—a sensitive, supportive, nurturing and illuminating orb that adores us. The Moon is our Mother in the Sky who reflects great love upon all the children of Earth. She watches us from her starry realm, following us through our days and nights, through our cycles of life. She notes how we change from day to day, month to month. Like a loving parent, she watches out for us and follows close behind. We can see how she tracks our growth and progress along her own Heavenly orbit. Mother Moon is integral to life on Earth. She keeps the steady rhythm of the waves in our lakes, rivers and oceans. She regulates the movement of the waters within our own bodies. She fine-tunes our emotions and soothes our fears. She guides our inner tides and moods. Plants and wildlife hear her voice and take their cues of seeding, blooming and ripening from her. Farmers know that she keeps their crops and planting cycles close to her Heart. However, those who don’t understand Moon wisdom believe that she is fickle, manipulative, moody, unrelenting, pouty and ultra- sensitive. Yet, Mother Moon of the Heavens is our greatest champion. She’s the one who desires our fulfillment more than anything in all the cosmos!
Within the Ancient Book of Life called Tarot, the Moon shows her many faces of wisdom. She has her signature upon several Major and Minor Arcana cards. The Ancients understood how integral her wisdom is to our inner being, and they took great care to showcase her many characteristics and phases of wisdom within the Tarot. Through the lunar ascension cycle depicted in the Tarot, we learn about our own capacity for depth, intuition, compassion, manifestation, adaptation and innate wisdom.
Faces of the Full Mother Moon The Great Mother’s love is featured most significantly within The Moon card of the Major Arcana,
#18. The artwork and images show how the Full Moon Mother cares deeply for the Earth and all creation. She awakens the night, beaming her love on land and sea. Two dogs in the foreground signal the two powers of our instinctual wisdom—passionate agreement with the flow of life and guarded alertness toward danger. Moon drops of maternal wisdom fall gently from her visage. This artwork is the model of the Full Moon in its highest expression! She encourages our ambitions and intentions as they reach fulfillment under the Full Moon cycle. And as Full Moon Mother, she promises our dreams are “signed, sealed and stamped” (Gagliardi) for our greatest unfolding. The Moon glows between two pillars—the left bower of Order
Star Nations Magazine • January 2021 • 27
