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The Chariot Tarot Card Meaning
The Chariot is card VII of the Major Arcana. Upright it speaks of drive, willpower, direction; reversed, of lack of control, scattered energy. Below — the original 1911 meaning by A. E. Waite, the card's Jungian archetype and its astrological correspondence.
Major ArcanaWaterCancer
Upright meaning
“Succour, providence; also war, triumph, presumption, vengeance, trouble”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911
Keywords: drive, willpower, direction, determination, victory.
Reversed meaning
“Riot, quarrel, dispute, litigation, defeat”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911
Keywords: lack of control, scattered energy, opposition.
The archetype
The Persona in triumph — the will harnessing opposing drives; directed libido, victory of focus.
Astrology
Correspondence: Cancer.
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