The Moon’s visible light appears in phases, with the Full Moon representing the culmination of growth. The waxing and waning moons signify the increase and decrease of the same energy. Like the oceanic tides, the Moon’s vibrations ebb and flow. The waxing Moon is a crescendo of energy, reaching a zenith at Full Moon: A time when the lunar body is “full or pregnant with power.” Then, the lessening of the Moon’s energy becomes a gentle decrescendo into the Waning Moon phase, only to renew the cycle again all over again when the New Moon appears, which is also full but invisible to the naked eye. It is the light of The Moon linking the natural satellite to the symbols of illusion, mystery, wonder, and sometimes deception and trickery. Viewing the celestial body in the nighttime sky makes it seem like the lunar body emits light while emanating none. Instead, the light one sees beaming from the lighter half of the lunar mass is simply an echo of the ever-radiant rays of the Sun. Then, when the Moon enters the New Moon phase, it seems to disappear from the sky altogether. The Moon’s invisibility is also deceptive, as it never truly vanishes, nor does half of the lunar body ever stop reflecting sunlight. Having a light and dark side, The Moon represents naivety and wisdom, consciousness and the unconscious, the Persona, Psyche, and Shadow Self, as well as self-exploration and spiritual enlightenment. As the Sun serves as a symbol of knowledge and wisdom, so does the Moon, only such knowledge relates to the arcane, occult, and hidden understandings. Because it influences water movement, the Moon corresponds with the Water Element, emotions, dreams, visions, intuition, and psychism. The Moon’s movement around the earth causes the celestial body to symbolize time, cycles, and the infinite. The gravitational pull of the Moon influences the rains, the body and ocean tides, and seasons. During the New and Full Moon phases, it is not the Moon alone affecting tidal waters. Instead, both planetary bodies work in unison, with gravity combining, to pull waters in one direction; the action results in “King Tides” or “Spring Tides.”