THE CHARIOT

I continue my astrological exploration of the Major Arcana with Trump 7, The Chariot. The use of astrological associations with Tarot is completely up to the reader. This is merely intended to be interesting and fun.


Thoth Tarot by Aleister Crowley
Like the Order of the Golden Dawn, Crowley's attribution for The Chariot is Cancer (The Crab), the fourth sign of the zodiac, a cardinal Water sign known for being imaginative, emotional, sensitive, and loyal, with a tendency to be moody. Cancer is ruled by the Moon, representing emotions, instincts, sensitivity, and the unconscious.





One World Tarot by Crystal Love
This deck associates The Chariot with the zodiac sign Sagittarius, ruled by the planet Jupiter. Love explains: "Sagittarius represents the higher spiritual nature of someone who makes wise choices based on knowledge and insight into the divine workings of the creative. . . Often The Chariot indicates a variety of choices, and judgment being made on higher values and principles, as indicated by this expansive and philosophical sign."

A.E. Thierens, PhD. (Astrology & the Tarot)
Thierens associates The Chariot, Trump 7, with the zodiac sign Libra (an Air sign), the seventh sign of the zodiac. Libra is ruled by Venus. Thierens writes: "In the Seventh house of the evolutionary cycle the relation of the Self with the Not-self or outer world is contracted and completed. . .The Chariot [is] the Self embodied. This card consequently means marriage, contract, body and bodily existence, organisation, achievement, co-operation."



The Celestial Tarot by Brian Clark
This deck links The Chariot with the zodiac sign Cancer. Clark writes: "When the card of the Chariot appears, the unconscious is appealing to the inner hero to draw on will and strength to confront an emotional situation, which feels swamped or bogged down. On an oracular level, the card suggests that it is imperative to take rein of the emotional life and purposely direct it forward."




The Mandala Astrological Tarot by A.T. Mann
Mann associates The Chariot with the zodiac sign Cancer, sign of "mothering, fecundation, fertilization, feeling, emotions, mother, home and family, the unconscious, protective urge, possessiveness." The Moon, ruler of Cancer, is "Soul, unconscious, personality, instinct emotions, fertility, woman, mother, wife, the nation, the church."






The Whispering Tarot by Liz Hazel
This deck links The Chariot with the zodiac sign Cancer, ruled by the Moon. Hazel notes that The Chariot card represents "Journeys, movement, dynamic activity. A need to balance different levels of the self -- mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical. Attempting to maintain control in turbulent situations, or in situations where haste is required."




The most common association seen in these examples is that between The Chariot and the zodiac sign Cancer, ruled by the Moon. Love's association of the card with Sagittarius is intriguing. Jupiter, the ruler of Sagittarius, is exalted in Cancer. The Libra/Venus association presented by Thierens is one that I would have to investigate further in order to use it properly.

I welcome your comments!

Zanna