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According to A.E. Waite's <I>Pictorial Key to the Tarot</I>, the Wheel of Fortune card carries several divinatory associations<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57549699|title=The pictorial key to the tarot|last=Waite, Arthur Edward, 1857-1942.|date=2005|publisher=Dover Publications|isbn=0-486-44255-1|location=Mineola, NY|oclc=57549699}}</ref>: |
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<blockquote>21.THE WORLD--Assured success, recompense, voyage, route, emigration, flight, change of place. <I>Reversed:</I> Iniertia, fixity, stagnation, permanence.</blockquote> |
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The World represents an ending to a cycle of life, a pause in life before the next big cycle beginning with the fool.<ref>Joan Bunning, [http://www.learntarot.com/journey.htm#worldjourney The Fool's Journey]; last sentence of article.</ref> The figure is [[hermaphrodite|male and female]], above and below, suspended between the heavens and the earth. It is completeness. It is also said to represent cosmic consciousness; the potential of perfect union with the One Power of the universe.<ref>Case, p. 208.</ref> It tells us full happiness is to also give back to the world: sharing what we have learned or gained. |
The World represents an ending to a cycle of life, a pause in life before the next big cycle beginning with the fool.<ref>Joan Bunning, [http://www.learntarot.com/journey.htm#worldjourney The Fool's Journey]; last sentence of article.</ref> The figure is [[hermaphrodite|male and female]], above and below, suspended between the heavens and the earth. It is completeness. It is also said to represent cosmic consciousness; the potential of perfect union with the One Power of the universe.<ref>Case, p. 208.</ref> It tells us full happiness is to also give back to the world: sharing what we have learned or gained. |
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The World (XXI) is the 21st trump or Major Arcana card in the tarot deck. It is the final card of the Major Arcana or tarot trump sequence.
Description
In the traditional
Later decks avoid overt Christian symbolism or ignore it altogether. Instead, choosing to explain these observers as representatives of the natural world or the kingdom of beasts. According to astrological tradition the Lion is Leo—a fire sign, the Bull or calf is Taurus—an earth sign, the Man is Aquarius—an air sign, and the Eagle is Scorpio—a water sign.[1] These signs also represent the classical four elements.
In some decks the wreath is an
Interpretation
According to A.E. Waite's Pictorial Key to the Tarot, the Wheel of Fortune card carries several divinatory associations[2]:
21.THE WORLD--Assured success, recompense, voyage, route, emigration, flight, change of place. Reversed: Iniertia, fixity, stagnation, permanence.
The World represents an ending to a cycle of life, a pause in life before the next big cycle beginning with the fool.[3] The figure is male and female, above and below, suspended between the heavens and the earth. It is completeness. It is also said to represent cosmic consciousness; the potential of perfect union with the One Power of the universe.[4] It tells us full happiness is to also give back to the world: sharing what we have learned or gained.
According to Robert M. Place in his book The Tarot,[5] the four beasts on the World card represent the fourfold structure of the physical world—which frames the sacred center of the world, a place where the divine can manifest. Sophia, meaning Prudence or Wisdom (the dancing woman in the center), is spirit or the sacred center, the fifth element. It is the fourth of the Cardinal virtues in the Tarot.[5] The lady in the center is a symbol of the goal of mystical seekers. In some older decks, this central figure is Christ, in others it is Hermes. Whenever it comes up, this card represents what is truly desired.[6]
References
Bibliography
- Case, Paul Foster (1947). The Tarot. Builders of the Adytum.
- DeVore, Nicholas (1947). Encyclopedia of Astrology. Philosophical Library.
- Place, Robert M. (2005). The Tarot: History, Symbolism and Divination. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin. ISBN 1-58542-349-1.
- Waite, Arthur (1911). The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. London: W. Rider.
- Wood, Juliette (1998). "The Celtic Tarot and the Secret Tradition: A Study in Modern Legend Making". Folklore. 109: 15–24. .
External links
- The World -"fulfillment and completeness"- how to interpret this card