Elemental Interaction: Neutral
- Overactive imaginings cause fear, anxiety and sleepless nights.
- Confusion and misunderstanding results in illusion or a sense of bewilderment.
- Becoming obsessed with feelings of guilt and fear which may or may not be founded.
- Inability to connect with or trust natural intuitive insight because of worry, anxiety and fear of the unknown.
I don't generally read the upright Moon in a negative light. Upright I see it as imagination, visions and dreams, psychic and intuitive insight. It is magical, enchanting and inspiring, like the full moon on a clear night which fills us with a sense of mystery and intrigue. I reserve the negative side of illusion, unclear vision, delusion, deception and fear for the reversed position.
However, next to the 9 of Swords, it does become difficult to see the Moon in its more positive light. Swords are the mental suit, and the problems in the Swords suit are generally the result of our thinking patterns or how we are communicating with others. With this combo we may have let a sense of dread and fear take over and are obsessing about things which may never come to pass; or feeling guilty about something and worrying about the outcome. It can also indicate vague unconscious fears which one can't pinpoint. I would tend to favor these interpretations unless there are other cards which indicate something more real.
However, this combo could also be a signal that someone is having very serious mental problems which may need attention if there are other supporting cards in the spread which point to that also.
Baring that, the best way to resolve this is to face the fear and find out if it is real or imagined. If it is not real, you can relax and get a good nights sleep. If it is real, get busy and see what you can do to resolve the situation. Action generally goes a long way toward dispelling fears.
Micki
Images are from the Llewellyn Tarot
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