The Moon (tarot)

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*Part of the Thoth Tarot series.*

The Moon is the nineteenth card of the Major Arcana in the Thoth Tarot deck, created by Aleister Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris.

• Name: The Moon
• Atu: XVIII
• Hebrew Letter: *qoph* ק
• Element: Pisces
• Tree of Life: Path 29 (joining Malkuth and Netzach)

From *A Brief Description of the Cards of the Tarot*: “Illusion. Deception. Bewilderment. Falsehood. Voluntary change. Influenced: Hysteria. Madness.”

Opinion —Capella 21:21, 5 Dec 2015 (UTC)

The two aspects of the reptilian brain, neither of which are conscious.

Controls: “autonomic brain, breathing, heart rate and the fight or flight mechanism.” – 1(http://www.crystalinks.com/reptilianbrain.html) (*http://www.crystalinks.com/reptilianbrain.html*)

Is “Pre-verbal (no where near Hod)” and therefore gives the individual signals via instinct

• The wolf: The untrained fight/flight.
• The dog: You don’t know that you know. The highest state of learning. Ingrained. Like riding a bike or driving a car.
• Note: Think of the dog as the trained wolf. Or, the wolf as the untrained dog.

Tarot | Thoth Tarot | Tarot & the Tree of LifeMajor Arcana: The Fool – The Magus – The Priestess – The Empress – The Emperor – The Hierophant – The Lovers – The Chariot – Adjustment – The Hermit – Fortune – Lust – The Hanged Man – Death – Art – The Devil – The Tower – The Star – The Moon – The Sun – The Aeon – The Universe

Minor Arcana: Wands | Cups | Swords | Disks