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The World, Tarot de Marseille
Major arcana

The World

The World stands for completion, integration and a harmonious relation between several dimensions. It marks a form of wholeness.

Tarot de Marseille Earth/Saturn See in Rider-Waite-Smith →

What the card shows

An androgynous figure dances inside a wreath of foliage, two rods in hand. In the four corners watch an angel, an eagle, a lion and a bull, still around her.

Its light

Holding the pieces of an experience together broadens understanding. By looking at the journey as a whole, you distinguish what deserves to be kept.

Its shadow

Drawing out a finished cycle stops you from recognising its completion. The search for perfection masks what is achieved, and settling at the summit cuts off momentum.

Keywords

completionintegrationwholenesscoherenceachievement

Notes on the symbolism

Symbolism TdM. The World. The living creatures that border the scene take up the symbols assigned to the evangelists in medieval iconography.

What this card invites you to do

Acknowledge what is finished, without playing it down or drawing it out. Name what the cycle teaches you, make room for what follows without clinging to success.

A card does not decide for you.
It shows you where to look.

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