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Moon

The Moon is a symbol of women and mothers, as she moves in synch with the female period, or menstrual cycle. This ancient word has the letters ‘mo’ to make its sound – also to be found in mother and mom. Mum is pretty close.

When this Modern Lenormand Oracle card turns up, you are being asked to think about the female of the species (including yourself, if you are a woman) and the choices we have about motherhood.

In astrology, the Moon by zodiac sign and house shows where your maternal instinct is expressed. How easy or difficult it is for you to care, nurture, accommodate and ‘feed’ others.

This also applies to men, who of course have a traditional female side, just as women have a traditional male side.

Phases and Cycles

This card shows the phases and cycles that we all go through – however this is chiefly about girls and women. The monthly period is an obvious place to begin. The core ‘mo’ sound is also in month, to emphasise that our calendar today, with its ancient origins, was originally based on women and their menstrual cycles.

The Moon waxes and wanes, like a round white candle. It grows bigger and smaller and goes through regular, repeated phases.

People also go through phases and moods (there’s that ‘mo’ core sound again). Women can have pre-menstrual tension.

The end of periods, is the menopause, which is another reminder that the Moon is about cycles.

Questions and Answers

To bring this down to earth, if you have been crying more than usual and feeling low, you might draw this card, when you ask ‘What is wrong with me?’ This is mood-related, or perhaps Moon-related. A Full Moon can shine so brightly through thin curtains (or no curtains) that sleep can be disturbed. Poor sleep affects mood. Maybe you are a woman going through pre-menstrual tension, or the perimenopause, or the menopause itself.

If you are a man, maybe your answer is your mother. Or your wife or partner, the mother of your children.

If your question is time-related, you are being told about New Moon, First Quarter, Full Moon, Last Quarter, New Moon. You can look these up online, to find out the dates.

‘When will I find out if I’ve passed my exams?’ On a Moon phase. If you know your astrology chart, there will be an aspect from the transiting Moon, to a relevant house (the Ninth or Tenth, perhaps).

The Mo in Moon 

The ‘mo’ in Moon can also be found in Mona Lisa and ‘moaning’ which women do, when giving birth to babies. Children also moan. The noun moon comes from the old English ‘mona’.

Monday is another ‘mo’ word and reminds us of the repetitive nature of the cycles and phases that arrive with this card. The Moon turns up in a lot of references to cycles and moods. Once in a blue moon (hardly ever). Howling at the moon (sadness or madness).

Eclipses

Eclipses conceal, they never reveal. If you know an eclipse is imminent, this card may be about the cover-up or blind spot ahead. Your own E.S.P. is warning you not to judge or act, on that eclipse. If a Solar Eclipse or Lunar Eclipse is on the way, this card is an alert for you.