The Chariot
Major Arcana · number 7 · Il Carro
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The Chariot is the triumph of someone who kept hold of the reins: help arrives, a providential solution, and the road ahead opens up. If you have fought for a position, a right or a person, this card says you are winning. But be careful: the Chariot runs fast and presumption is just around the corner. The urge for payback, to show someone who you are, can make you skid. The practical advice: celebrate the finish line, but do not use the victory against anyone. And check the brakes before setting off on the next race.
Source: Arthur Edward Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910) · read the original passage
Reversed
Reversed, the Chariot loses its direction: quarrels, disputes, a lawsuit dragging on, the feeling of having lost a battle. If these days everything seems to turn into a conflict, at home or at work, it is no accident: you pushed too hard, or someone pushed too hard against you. The defeat this card speaks of is not final, but it is a sign that this way leads nowhere. The practical advice: do not raise your voice and do not answer provocations for a week. If a legal dispute is involved, seek a settlement before the courtroom.