Card 7
The Chariot
Description
A warrior stands in a chariot pulled by a black and a white sphinx. He holds no reins. Two opposing forces under his feet, kept in line by sheer will. A crown of stars above, armor below. The Chariot is what it looks like when intention overrides everything pulling sideways.
Keywords
Upright
Reversed
Upright Meanings
You know what you want. Now you go get it. The Chariot is willpower applied to a real direction, not motion for its own sake. Distractions will pull at you. Other people's opinions will pull at you. Hold the line. Discipline outperforms inspiration here. Stay on course and you arrive.
Reversed Meanings
The direction is gone, or the force is. Either you're spinning hard with no destination, or you're frozen with the engine off. Sometimes it's both at once. Stop. Decide what you actually want before adding more speed. Force in the wrong direction just gets you somewhere wrong faster.
Archetype
The Victorious Hero
Numerology
7 (imagination, inner work, psychology)
Hebrew Alphabet
Cheth/Fence/8
Elemental
Cancer
Mythical / Spiritual
Odysseus. Jason. The search for the Holy Grail. Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Questions to Ask
- ?To what extent have I arrived? What will my next challenge be?
- ?How can I use past achievements to their best advantage?
- ?What would the criteria for real and meaningful success be?
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