Is That Real or Illusion?

If you ever saw the movie, On Golden Pond, there’s a night scene with Dabney Coleman in which he’s saying that he thought he saw a bear.  Hepburn’s response: That’s a lawn chair.

Everytime I pull the Moon card (Major XVIII) I think of that scene and how the things we see by moonlight are always suspect.

Yes, the moon is the card of intuition. Yes, the moon is about emotions. But more than that, I see the Moon as the card that cautions us to be aware that we don’t have enough sunlight to see what’s truly there. This spread was created to help dispel a little of that moonlight illusion.

Begin by choosing a specific situation.
Card 1: How do I perceive this situation? (Moon)
Card 2: What is the reality of the situation? (Sun)
Card 3: What is my right action in this situation? (Stars)

My Reading

The situation: An idea I have for a new book that I think would do well.

The Wheel is telling me that it could be a good idea but that timing is going to be everything. Hmmm. Ok.

The Hermit is telling me that I haven’t thought through all of the book’s structure.

And, the 3 of Swords tells me that my right action is to really think about why I want to do this book. Is it triggered by old wounds?

I’m giving you the Cliff Notes version of the reading, but I’m sure you get the idea. Yes?