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 epaulets are representations of the waxing and waning moons and his crown with 8 pointed star shows us he is a devotee of the Goddess. The wreath of laurels on his head shows he is is a champion and highly favored.

Receiving the chariot in a reading is a sign of movement, not unlike the 8 of wands but to a different degree. Unlike the 8 of wands which is more of a forced movement, the chariot represents an inspired movement, one which is the result of effort put in that encourages elevation of character. This card also represents potential of what can be when we take a chance and move and act on our dreams, while developing innate trust in our intuition.