Moving
Forward
The Chariot is one of my favorite cards and I always get a
little giddy when it is my person daily card. There is so much action and drive
that it gets me pumped for the day
ahead. My personal and deeply emotional response
to this card is ‘Leaving the battle field in victory’. This card makes me feel
thrilled, empowered, and that I can conquer any task before me that day.
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| Thoth Tarot |
Appropriate enough The Chariot is just that exactly, action,
motion, and moving ahead with your plans.
The Chariot typically features a person doing exactly as the
name suggests, riding in a chariot being pulled by two to four beasts.
It seems as if the vehicle is moving at very high speeds and
moving dangerously towards a goal no one sees. Yet the charioteer is confident
in their handle on the reigns. They are
the Will behind the motion; they control the direction and have harnessed the
power and lessons of the cards that came before.
It is said that the Major Arcana is the Fool’s journey. Here
the Fool has learned to harness opposing forces as shown in The Lovers card and
now directs them to his purpose. He is confident and competent to direct these
wildly diverse energies into a unified whole and get from point A to point B.
This card is associated with the Zodiac sign of Cancer
especially the primordial ocean of Binah. One could say the charioteer has
learned the secrets of the Great Mysteries and has learned to use them to steer
his life on the course of his True Will. The ocean is a place of mysteries and
we don’t even have to get deeply into the ocean to find alien worlds.
The lesson of the Chariot is confidence and mastery. To begin
a journey takes effort and energy, but to change direction mid journey can
require every bit of information and skill you have acquired before you even
began. If you need to change, do you
have the confidence? If you undertake this journey with hesitation and aren’t
prepared to face obstacles with intent and Will you will find the energies you
have attempted to harness pulling in multiple directions and you could be
thrown.
Practical Study
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| Gilded Tarot |
Use The Chariot when you want to give yourself a boost in
self confidence. Mediate on the lessons of the card when you are wondering
which direction is best for you to go.
If The Chariot is paired with The Tower, beware and avoid that course of
action! Paired with the Ace of Wands
could indicate that you are on the right course and so far you have everything under
control.
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