The Chariot as a Tarot Birth Card
The Chariot is the Soul card for everyone whose date of birth reduces to seven. It is always paired with The Tower, card 16, whose digits add up to the same seven. Outwardly these people's lives can be stormy and full of sharp turns; inwardly they have a will that holds its course no matter what.
The Rider–Waite card shows an armoured warrior standing in a chariot beneath a starry canopy. Two sphinxes, one black and one white, pull it, and the driver holds no reins: he steers by willpower alone. A city lies behind him. It is the image of moving toward a goal and mastering opposing forces. If The Chariot is your birth card, your path leads forward.
The Chariot as a Soul Card
The Soul card speaks of a person's inner motives, of what leads them through life. For The Chariot it is a need to move and to win. Such a person needs to feel that life is going somewhere, that there is a goal and they are getting closer.
Inside, two horses often pull in different directions: reason and feeling, duty and desire. Their strength lies in holding them together and steering them one way. The Chariot's lesson is to learn not only to race but also to stop in time.
Strengths
- Drive. You set a goal and go for it without being thrown off by small things.
- Willpower. You pull yourself together when others give up.
- Self-control. You keep emotions in check when cool judgement is needed.
- A winner's energy. You can inspire a team and lead it forward.
The Shadow Side
The Chariot's shadow is pushing without pause. The person is so caught up in motion that they miss their own exhaustion, other people's feelings and the fact that the goal changed long ago. Winning becomes more important than meaning.
Another pitfall is control. Wanting to steer everything like a chariot makes you hard on yourself and others. What the card teaches is that sometimes the stronger one is the one who can loosen the reins.
In Love and Relationships
In a relationship you are active and decisive: you know how to pursue, court and protect. You like a partner you can move forward with, make plans with and reach new heights with.
The risk is turning the relationship into a contest or one more goal. Give yourself and your partner time simply to be together, without tasks or plans.
Work and Calling
The Chariot suits work with movement and results: project leadership, entrepreneurship, sales, sport, logistics and transport, the military, journalism, any job with clear goals and deadlines. Routine without challenge drains you.
You shine in competition and in a crisis. Your career tends to grow in leaps, through victories.
The Tower and Chariot Pair
The Tower, your Personality card, faces the world. From outside your life may look like a string of turning points: sudden decisions, new jobs, moves, the collapse of whatever stopped working. People see you as someone who isn't afraid to change everything.
The Chariot, your Soul card, explains what carries you through those storms: inner will and a sense of direction. The Tower knocks down the old, and The Chariot immediately drives on toward a new goal. Together they give a rare ability to rise after any upheaval.
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