7:   The Chariot

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Universal Waite

BOTA (Builders of the Adytum)

1.   Mastery and control; success; victory through strength. 2.   Immediacy; speed; intensity; putting plans into action. 3.   A "die-hard" determination to win at any cost.

COMMENTS:

Note that the two phoenixes pulling the chariot don't have reins attached to them.   The driver apparently controls them by sheer force of will.

The Chariot represents a "go-getter," someone who is purposeful and efficient.

The Chariot says, "Everybody ready? Let's go!"

The Chariot wields power over others - Strength has to do with power over oneself.

In Phaedrus, Plato likens the human soul to a chariot that's pulled by one white horse and one black horse.

There are seven cards in the Rider deck that show a large, dominant figure "presiding" over two smaller figures standing below it (forming a triangle of sorts):

The Hierophant The Lovers The Chariot The Devil The Moon Two of Cups Six of Pentacles

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