7: The Chariot
Major arcana 7 is the chariot. It is the card of movement, a card of materialization to move you along, to share a message. Let’s see what that message is When looking at the chariot we see what is very clearly a man of some prestige or note, riding in a chariot. This chariot is covered in a star studded canopy, two golden wheels, and the sign of Mercury or Hermes, atop a shield with a red lingham penetrating a red yoni. In front of the chariot are two sphinx’s, one black with its wrists chained and one white, it’s wrists unchained. Not only are the white sphinx’s wrists unchained but it holds a closed wrist cuff in its paws. These sphinx are similar in color and symbolism to the pillars in the High Priestess card. They signify a marker, a threshold that is crossed because it had been earned. Steady progress has been made by the charioteer and as a result he is on his way to materialize all he as worked for. The charioteer is dressed in the outfit of a spiritual warrior, his epaul...