Major Arcana 21 · Tav ת · Saturn · Earth
The World
Completion and wholeness (The Universe in Thoth). Close the circle, then begin a new one.
Good and bad traits
Good traits
- Complete
- Successful
- Wise
- Well-travelled
- Whole
Bad traits
- Unfinished
- Stagnant
- Restless
- Closed
What The World means
- Love
- Love feels whole when you find someone to share your world with.
- Work
- International work, travel, completion and big projects.
- Money
- Money comes through big projects, international work and finishing what you start.
- Health
- The bones, joints and teeth; a long life comes from steady habits.
- Spirit
- Wholeness: you learn to finish cycles and to feel at home in the whole world.
- Advice
- Close the circle, then begin a new one.
Reversed
Unfinished business, delays at the last step, or fear of the next circle.
Shadow work: You may never feel done. Celebrate each circle you close.
Yes or no
Yes
As a yes or no card, the World answers yes.
Ask yourself
What cycle in my life is ready to close?
Affirmation: “I complete what I began and step into the next circle.”
Correspondences
- Number
- 21
- Hebrew letter
- Tav ת
- Astrology
- Saturn · Earth
- Constellation
- Creation through surrender. The Empress, the Hanged Man and the World: you grow things, let go when it is time, and see them completed.
- In the Destiny Matrix
- Completion, Wholeness, Freedom, Travel, Peace; in the minus: Lack of focus, Avoidance, Fear of the new, Restlessness
The World 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 World 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
- 7. The ChariotWillpower, victory, direction
- 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)
Questions and answers
What does The World mean?
Completion and wholeness (The Universe in Thoth). Close the circle, then begin a new one.
What does The World mean reversed?
Unfinished business, delays at the last step, or fear of the next circle.
Is The World a yes or no card?
Yes.
What does The World mean in love?
Love feels whole when you find someone to share your world with.
What does The World mean for money and work?
Money comes through big projects, international work and finishing what you start. International work, travel, completion and big projects.