illusion · the unconscious · mystery · the Cailleach · dreams
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Not everything is as it seems under the moon's light. Trust your dreams and your deep instincts, but do not trust appearances. This is a time for feeling your way through the dark, not for grand declarations. Let the mystery be mysterious.
Reversed
The fog is lifting, or perhaps you have been lost in it too long. Illusions are being dispelled — and that can be unsettling, because some of those illusions were comfortable. Face what the moonlight reveals, even if you preferred the shadow.
Irish lore
The Cailleach, the divine hag of Irish tradition, shaped the mountains and controlled the weather. She ruled the dark half of the year, from Samhain to Bealtaine, and her power was the power of night, of winter, of the deep unconscious. She was feared and respected, never dismissed.
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