Major Forces 5:
The Moons

The Moons are a force of mystery, reflection, and the passage of time. They are the quiet watchers of our world, measuring time not by hours but by tides—by the subtle pull and release of creative energy, by the waxing of hope and the waning of certainty. The Moons appear when you are being called into deeper relationship with time, intuition, and emotional truth. They remind you that creativity does not always arrive in bursts of clarity or movement. Sometimes it emerges from stillness, from shadow, from the spaces in between.

Each moon cycle mirrors the creative process: the gathering of energy, the emergence of an idea, the fullness of expression, the quiet release, and the return to silence. To create is to move through these phases again and again, not linearly, but in loops and spirals, where returning to the beginning brings new insight. The Moons hold space for this cyclical wisdom. They honor the truth that not all light is blinding; some of it is dim and silver and meant only to illuminate what lives beneath the surface.

The Moons also reflect the emotional undercurrents that shape your creative life. Just as the moon affects the tides, your fears and feelings pull at your process, often unseen but deeply felt. This card invites you to be honest about your relationship with time, with uncertainty, and with fear. Do you resist the pace at which things unfold? Do you chase inspiration when rest is what’s needed or retreat when the moment calls for boldness?

When the Moons appear, they ask you to confront your existential fears. The fears of time slipping away, of being left behind, of not. being good enough are universal challenges found within the creative journey. But fear can become a source of power when its acknowledged and correctly yielded. The Moons teach you to stop treating these fears as chains and instead use that energy as fuel. Under their light, illusions can be recognized for what they are: distortions, not truths.

The Moons reveal the duality of your path—moments of clarity balanced with moments of doubt, bursts of creation balanced with necessary silence. When you stop trying to force the rhythm, and instead begin to trust it, you’ll find that inspiration often arrives exactly when you surrender to the process.

When Feeling Blocked:

Creative blocks under the Moons often signals that fear has taken the driver’s seat. The fears of failure, of not being good enough, of wasting time or never completing the work can feel heavy and paralyzing, like fog over your instincts. But fog, too, is temporary. This card invites you to examine what you’re really afraid of. Fear always has a root—perhaps a memory of rejection, or a pressure to succeed, or a longing for time you feel you’ve lost. But the Moons remind you: you are not behind. You are right where you need to be to begin again, right now.

Use the reflective power of the Moons to examine not just the fear, but your response to it. Are you letting the fear dictate your pace or your voice? Or can you invite it into conversation—can you say, I see you, but I’m moving forward anyway?The Moons also offer a creative reframe: instead of fighting time, collaborate with it. Instead of resisting the unknown, treat it as part of the mystery that art so often requires. You cannot hold back the tides or slow the orbit of the moon—but you can ride the wave, you can listen to your own rhythm, and you can create not because time is slipping away, but because you are alive in this moment.

Creativity Exercises:

Shadow Work Prompt: Write or create something inspired by your biggest creative fear. Imagine it as a character, object, or setting. Give it form and explore how it interacts with you. What message does this fear have? How can you transform it into a source of strength?

Lunar Cycles Project: Follow the phases of the moon for one month. During the new moon, set an intention for a creative project. Work through it during the waxing moon, refine it during the full moon, and reflect during the waning moon. Notice how your energy shifts with each phase.

Paint the Tide: Close your eyes and imagine the ocean’s tide rolling onto a beach. Paint the image of the tide that comes to mind.

Moonlight Conversations: Imagine you’re having a conversation with the moon. What would it be about? What would the Moon want to say to you? Depict this conversation in a painting, a poem, or any other medium of your choosing.