The World

I drew the World a few minutes ago. I have a vague idea why I've been getting such powerfully positive cards lately, but it's not quite solidified yet. After I've done this for a week I'm going to go back and see what major swings my overall mood took from the time I started this project up again. Then, I'll see what I can see.

In the Aquarian deck, the world is a stately, young Elizabeth Taylor sort of woman in what I would call Modernist clothing. She's surrounded in a braided circle and on each corner of the card is a different animal, save the top left corner which features a smiling girl. This could possibly refer to a Cherubim, which was often pictured in traditional Christian art as having four faces: a man, an eagle, a lion, and a bull. It would make sense, as the Rider-Waite tarot deck, from which this deck draws much of its symbolism, is a creation of the Golden Dawn, who were very into Christian mysticism.

So far we have a Cherubim and a woman gazing out at the learner from the center of a braided hoop. Confusing imagery, but the message of the World is one that is not soon forgotten. She promises integration, accomplishment, involvement, and fulfillment; a message that I imagine the creators of Rider-Waite thought resonated with the Cherubim somehow. It's a message of ultimate fulfillment. The Fool has reached the end of his journey, and has come to heaven at last.

This is, however, by no means a stagnant card. The key to fulfillment in this case is the culmination of activities, a sense that everything in your life has come together to create this moment of perfect joy. You are engaged in just the right way with everything around you. In readings, it is an extremely positive sign that you are about to reach your heart's desire, that the goals that you have been reaching for are near completion. I hope this card means what I think it means for me, because that's extremely good news that I will have no trouble getting my license tomorrow, and that once I get it, I'll be able to take the first step towards my goals. But I have to remember the key to this card: it represents activity and involvement. I can't wait for the world to fall in my lap. I have to pull it there.