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The Chariot (VII) is the seventh trump or Major Arcana card in most traditional tarot decks. It is used in game playing as well as in divination.

Description

A figure sits in a chariot, although he holds no rope, he is pulled by two sphinxes or horses. There is often a black and white motif, for example one of the steeds may be black and the other white. The figure may be crowned or helmeted, and is winged in some representations. The figure may hold a sword or wand. The Thoth Tarot deck has the figure controlling four animals.

The mallet, or gavel, on the chariot's coat of arms is a masonic symbol representing self control.^[1]

A canopy of stars above the charioteer's head is intended to show "celestial influences".^[2]

Interpretation

According to A.E. Waite's 1910 book Pictorial Key to the Tarot, the Chariot card carries several divinatory associations:^[3]

7. THE CHARIOT.—Succour, providence; also war, triumph, presumption, vengeance, trouble. Reversed: Riot, quarrel, dispute, litigation, defeat.

In Astrology, the Chariot is associated with the feminine, cardinal-water sign of Cancer and its ruling planetary body, the Moon.^[4]

References

^ "The Masonic Mallet | Articles at Masonic Dictionary". masonicdictionary.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25.
^ Gray, Eden. "Complete Guide to the Tarot." 1970. Crown Publishers, New York, NY.
^ Waite, Arthur Edward (1979). The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. New York: Samuel Weiser. p. 284. ISBN 0-87728-218-8.
^ "A Taste of Tarot: Cancer and The Chariot Tarot Card". Tarot.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

External links

Media related to Chariot (Major Arcana) at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "The Masonic Mallet | Articles at Masonic Dictionary". masonicdictionary.com. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25.

[2] Gray, Eden. "Complete Guide to the Tarot." 1970. Crown Publishers, New York, NY.

[3] Waite, Arthur Edward (1979). The Pictorial Key to the Tarot. New York: Samuel Weiser. p. 284. ISBN 0-87728-218-8.

[4] "A Taste of Tarot: Cancer and The Chariot Tarot Card". Tarot.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.

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+{{Short description|Tarot card of the Major Arcana}}
-[[File:RWS Tarot 07 Chariot.jpg|thumb|The Chariot in the [[Rider-Waite tarot deck]]]]
+[[File:RWS Tarot 07 Chariot.jpg|thumb|The Chariot in the [[Rider–Waite tarot deck]]]]
-'''The Chariot (VII)''' is the seventh [[trump (card games)|trump]] or [[Major Arcana]] card in most traditional [[Tarot]] decks. It is used in [[Tarot card games|game playing]] as well as in [[Tarot reading|divination]].
+'''The Chariot (VII)''' is the seventh [[trump (card games)|trump]] or [[Major Arcana]] card in most traditional [[tarot]] decks. It is used in [[Tarot card games|game playing]] as well as in [[Tarot reading|divination]].
 ==Description==
 A figure sits in a [[chariot]], although he holds no rope, he is pulled by two [[sphinx]]es or horses. There is often a black and white motif, for example one of the steeds may be black and the other white. The figure may be crowned or helmeted, and is winged in some representations. The figure may hold a sword or wand. The [[Thoth Tarot]] deck has the figure controlling four animals.
-The [[mallet]], or [[gavel]], on the chariot's coat of arms is a [[masonic]] symbol representing self control.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.masonicdictionary.com/mallet.html|title=The Masonic Mallet {{!}} Articles at Masonic Dictionary|website=masonicdictionary.com}}</ref>
+The [[mallet]], or [[gavel]], on the chariot's coat of arms is a [[masonic]] symbol representing self control.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.masonicdictionary.com/mallet.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070825104407/http://www.masonicdictionary.com/mallet.html |archive-date=2007-08-25 |title=The Masonic Mallet {{!}} Articles at Masonic Dictionary|website=masonicdictionary.com}}</ref>
 A canopy of stars above the charioteer's head is intended to show "celestial influences".<ref>Gray, Eden. "Complete Guide to the Tarot." 1970. Crown Publishers, New York, NY.</ref>
 ==Interpretation==
-According to A.E. Waite's ''[[The Pictorial Key to the Tarot|Pictorial Key to the Tarot]]'', the Chariot card carries several divinatory associations:<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Pictorial Key to the Tarot|last=Waite, Arthur Edward|date=1979|publisher=Samuel Weiser|location=New York|page=284|isbn=0-87728-218-8|url=https://archive.org/stream/pictorialkeytota00arth?ref=ol#page/284/mode/2up}}</ref>
+According to [[A.E. Waite]]'s 1910 book ''[[The Pictorial Key to the Tarot|Pictorial Key to the Tarot]]'', the Chariot card carries several divinatory associations:<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Pictorial Key to the Tarot|last=Waite, Arthur Edward|date=1979|publisher=Samuel Weiser|location=New York|page=284|isbn=0-87728-218-8|url=https://archive.org/stream/pictorialkeytota00arth?ref=ol#page/284/mode/2up}}</ref>
-<blockquote>7. THE CHARIOT.—Succour, providence; also war, triumph, presumption, vengeance, trouble. Reversed: Riot, quarrel, dispute, litigation, defeat.</blockquote>
+<blockquote>7. THE CHARIOT.—Succour, providence; also war, triumph, presumption, vengeance, trouble. Reversed: Riot, quarrel, dispute, litigation, defeat.</blockquote>In [[Astrology]], the Chariot is associated with the feminine, cardinal-water [[Astrological sign|sign]] of [[Cancer (astrology)|Cancer]] and its ruling planetary body, the [[Moon (astrology)|Moon]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Taste of Tarot: Cancer and The Chariot Tarot Card |url=https://www.tarot.com/tarot/chariot-tarot-card-cancer-zodiac-sign |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Tarot.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
-==Alternative decks==
-Other names for the card are '''The Centurion''' or '''Victory'''.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}
 ==References==
+{{reflist}}
-<References/>
 ==External links==
 * {{Commons category-inline|Chariot (Major Arcana)}}
 {{Major Arcana}}