tarot4fun
Great observation!cdabs said:I initially thought the dogs were BOTH barking/baying at the moon, but I'm thinking now that the wolf(?) on the right is sitting and just looking at the moon. Of course, in sitting and being quiet, he's not really expressing "wild animal" tendencies. He's also facing the tower on the left of the card.
The dog (domesticated, some say) on the other side of the path is leaving his "training" behind...and allowing his primal urges to surface...so, he bays at the moon. This dog is facing the moon.
It's like both animals experience an "unexpected" change in behavior considering the traits or characteristics we associate with them based on the types of animals they are: domesticated vs. wild.
This got me thinking about the 1948 movie The Snake Pit starring Olivia de Havilland.
The theory was - If throwing a sane person into a pit of snakes would make them crazy - then throwing a crazy person into a pit of snakes would make them sane.
It troubled me so that the moon was always said to represent confusion and deception and all sorts of problems. It seemed that only the negative aspects were being seen and magnified.
I love the moon; so when the moon card shows up for me, it is a good thing.
Getting back to the 'snake pit' and cdabs comments on the 'calm wolf and howling dog' - I guess what might be confusing to one could be soothing to another.
Blessings~
Suz