Major Arcana 7 · Chet ח · Cancer
The Chariot
Willpower, victory, direction. Hold the reins: willpower wins this road.
Good and bad traits
Good traits
- Determined
- Victorious
- Driven
- Focused
- Brave
Bad traits
- Aggressive
- Impatient
- Controlling
- Ruthless
What The Chariot means
- Love
- You pursue love like a goal and need a partner who moves with you.
- Work
- Competition, travel, sport, the military, any race you can win.
- Money
- Money is won by effort, ambition and speed: sales, travel, competition.
- Health
- The stomach suffers from pressure; put the energy into sport, not tension.
- Spirit
- Mastery of yourself: you learn to steer opposing forces in one direction.
- Advice
- Hold the reins: willpower wins this road.
Reversed
Force without direction, or being pulled two ways until you stall.
Shadow work: Winning can become everything. Ask what the victory is for.
Yes or no
Yes
As a yes or no card, the Chariot answers yes.
Ask yourself
Where am I going, and who holds the reins?
Affirmation: “I move forward with focus and self-control.”
Correspondences
- Number
- 7
- Hebrew letter
- Chet ח
- Astrology
- Cancer: the card of Cancer
- Constellation
- Drive and breakthrough. The Chariot and the Tower: victory by will, and the shocks that clear the road.
- In the Destiny Matrix
- Drive, Victory, Travel, Determination, Achievement; in the minus: Aggression, Recklessness, Restlessness, No direction
The Chariot as a birth card
Add your birth month, day and year (for 7 March 1990: 3 + 7 + 1990 = 2000), then add the digits until the total is 22 or less; 22 is the Fool. The card you reach first is your soul card, the last your personality card. Work out yours.
Famous people with The Chariot as their soul card
Every card
- 0. The FoolBeginnings, faith, the leap into the unknown
- 1. The MagicianWill, skill, turning ideas into reality
- 2. The High PriestessIntuition, secrets, the inner voice
- 3. The EmpressFertility, abundance, nature, mothering
- 4. The EmperorAuthority, structure, fatherhood
- 5. The HierophantTradition, teaching, institutions
- 6. The LoversUnion, choice, values
- 8. StrengthCourage and gentle mastery (Justice is 8 in Marseille;…
- 9. The HermitSolitude, wisdom, the inner light
- 10. Wheel of FortuneCycles, fate, turning points
- 11. JusticeTruth, cause and effect (Strength is 11 in Marseille; Lust…
- 12. The Hanged ManSurrender, sacrifice, a new perspective
- 13. DeathTransformation and endings
- 14. TemperanceBalance and alchemy (Art in Thoth)
- 15. The DevilBondage, desire, materialism
- 16. The TowerSudden upheaval and revelation
- 17. The StarHope, healing, renewal
- 18. The MoonIllusion, dreams, the unconscious
- 19. The SunJoy, success, vitality
- 20. JudgementAwakening and calling (The Aeon in Thoth)
- 21. The WorldCompletion and wholeness (The Universe in Thoth)
Questions and answers
What does The Chariot mean?
Willpower, victory, direction. Hold the reins: willpower wins this road.
What does The Chariot mean reversed?
Force without direction, or being pulled two ways until you stall.
Is The Chariot a yes or no card?
Yes.
What does The Chariot mean in love?
You pursue love like a goal and need a partner who moves with you.
What does The Chariot mean for money and work?
Money is won by effort, ambition and speed: sales, travel, competition. Competition, travel, sport, the military, any race you can win.
Which zodiac sign is The Chariot?
Cancer, in the Golden Dawn's order; its astrological attribution is Cancer.