The Chariot
The Chariot signifies accomplishment, success, and the ongoing journey of life filled with victories and challenges. It emphasizes leadership, collaboration, emotional maturity, and strength of will. The card's imagery reflects both Apollo and Helios, and incorporates symbolism from the preceding seven Major Arcana cards representing the charioteer's journey so far.
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Accomplishment and Success
The Chariot is a card of accomplishment and success. Though while the idea of victory implies a kind of finality, the chariot keeps rolling. Life is made up of victories and failures, and all that other messy business in between.
Physical Realm
For me, the Chariot is a card rooted in that physical realm. It is also a card of leadership and collaboration. As Kat Black, the creator of the Golden Tarot, puts it, 'horses will only follow the reins if they want to,' to which I would add that they will follow if they are well and skillfully led. The charioteer represents emotional maturity, and strength of personality and will.
Imagery and Symbolism
I wanted to unite these ideas with imagery that referenced both Apollo and Helios. Though I have simplified the Chariot’s design from how it is usually depicted, I have included a lot of the esoteric symbolism that references the preceding seven Major Arcana cards to symbolize the journey so far. The experiences symbolized by those cards are the fuel that drives the Chariot.
Personal Journey
Look it up, if you want to, or don’t bother and ascribe your own meaning—your journey is your own, and your experiences are personal.
Fyodor Pavlov tarot
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