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MystiqueMoonlight
12-05-2003, 17:25
"The issue of the Vulture, Two in One, conveyed, this is the chariot of power. TRINC: the last oracle" Aleister Crowley
Colour: Silver
Astrology: Cancer
Herb: Cedar
Hebrew: CHETH:- is the enclosure of all unevolved cosmic energy. A field. An image of natural or elementary existence, all that which requires work, labour and effort.
Rune: RAIDHO:- Ordered change, preparation leads to action. A journey either physically or spiritually. Pragmatic issues are important.
Cancer
The path between Binah and Geburah (pilar of severity)
Chet meaning fence or enclosure.
True Will, inner and outer change
The Charioteer is God??
From Book of Thoth:
"The vizor of his helmet is lowered, for no man may look upon his face and live. For the same reason, no part of his body is exposed"
Jupiter exalted in cancer and that means that the chariot is connected with Fortune. and he is holding the wheel of fortune in his hands. only it is not the wheel it is the Grail filled with the great sea of Binah and spiritual life in the form of blood.
The pillars reminds me of the High Priestess but also of Adjustment.
this was nice:
"inwardly attuning oneself to goal"
from Keywords book
isthmus nekoi
02-06-2003, 16:24
What I dig about this card is the "abracadabra" written on the chariot canopy.
The 4 animals in front of the chariot represent the 4 fixed signs of the zodiac: Bull/Taurus, Eagle/Scorpio, Man/Aquarius, and Lion/Leo.
According to Crowley, guy (or girl?) is holding the Holy Grail.
What I love about this Chariot is that he's riding on the Yellow Brick road....
Maybe not as Crowley/Harris intended, but to me it gives the card an element of playfulness.
For me the message of the chariot is: "End of the road”.
Here is where the walking begins.
You cannot proceed without "dirtying your hands in life"...
I see it as invitations to start occupy myself with mundane things such as LUST ADJUSTMENT LUCK even there is an escape root [THE HERMIT] before I get to the conclusion of this mundane ness [crucifixion by the mob]. And DEATH saves from this misery....
paradoxx
13-10-2003, 18:54
The gold armored figure is adorned with diamonds, the power he holds is symbolic of high priced gems. it is not a chariot, but a throne. the figures below are still, and happen to be the traditional color of money.
Rusty Neon
14-10-2003, 00:27
Rune: RAIDHO:- Ordered change, preparation leads to action. A journey either physically or spiritually. Pragmatic issues are important.
Besides the Raidho rune (Wagon), I also see aspects of the Ehwaz rune (Horse or two horses) in the Chariot card.
"The E-rune facilitates the journey between the worlds of Yggdrasill -- the vitki may literally ride its power through the realms of reality."
"Yggdrasill: The cosmic tree of nine worlds or planes of the multiverse"
From Edred Thorsson's book on runes, _Furthark_
The way I see the chariot is that it is a somewhat tense situation: everything is ready to go ahead, yet, the chariot still stands still. It conveys to me a sense of impatience, which is however guarded. It might be a bit like the eerie quiet before the storm breaks out. The "horses are not running away with it", but at the slightest impulse, there could be a false start.
If ever I have this card in a spread, I warn (or let myself be warned) of going ahead too quickly, before the time is right. Let the intuition, feeling for the time quality speak and stand still as long you're not absolutely sure the moment is right. Because once the action is started, it will be difficult to stop or even retrace your steps, as difficult as it would be to hold horses in full speed.
Originally posted by isthmus nekoi
What I dig about this card is the "abracadabra" written on the chariot canopy.
It was actually s'posed to be ABRAHADABRA (Crowley had prided himself on 'fixing' the word to make it 'correct' numerologically) but Frieda Harris thought it would be asinine to spell it that way, so hence you have 'Abracadabra'.
Originally posted by Minos
It was actually s'posed to be ABRAHADABRA (Crowley had prided himself on 'fixing' the word to make it 'correct' numerologically) but Frieda Harris thought it would be asinine to spell it that way, so hence you have 'Abracadabra'.
more on that here...
http://www.tarotforum.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=17539
mooiedragon
02-01-2007, 19:38
I wonder if I should have started a new thread for this post - there just seemed to be so many already on The Chariot....
Anyway he's been popping up in a lot of readings I've done for others lately, and I'm wondering if a few of the coincidences are related to other aspects of this card or... not.
Firstly, I know that Crowley attributed Cancer to this card and other posts have made reference to Jupiter exhalted in Cancer... what exaclty does that mean? Are the two similar? I ask because I often find the querent or somebody close to them is an Aries, and in many ways, I do see this card as having similar qualities to those born under the sign of the Ram. I think people get confused if I say The Chariot could relate to a Cancer or Aries, and so far it's mostly been Aries despite Crowley's intentions. Is this normal?
Secondly, many querents have indicated significant circumstances that have involved actual vehicles - problems with their cars, dreams about driving, etc. Has anybody else had similar experiences with this in respect to the Chariot or is this strange coincidence perhaps related to another aspect altogether.
I'm really interested to hear what others have to say!
Cheers,
Mooiedragon
ravenest
05-01-2007, 19:13
Firstly, I know that Crowley attributed Cancer to this card and other posts have made reference to Jupiter exhalted in Cancer... what exaclty does that mean?
Jupiter and Cancer go good together. [To put it simply] Cancer is like the throne for Jupiter. It supports it and lifts it up. It brings out it's best qualities {I know! ... all simplistic terms ... um, it creates an environment suitible for the 'posative'aspects of Jupiter to manifest in! - something like that.}
Are the two similar? I ask because I often find the querent or somebody close to them is an Aries, and in many ways, I do see this card as having similar qualities to those born under the sign of the Ram. I think people get confused if I say The Chariot could relate to a Cancer or Aries, and so far it's mostly been Aries despite Crowley's intentions. Is this normal?
Not in my experience, i don't really relate them.
Secondly, many querents have indicated significant circumstances that have involved actual vehicles - problems with their cars, dreams about driving, etc. Has anybody else had similar experiences with this in respect to the Chariot or is this strange coincidence perhaps related to another aspect altogether.
Yes. I often see a direct relation to cars, vehicles and transport and also any thing or tool outside yourself that helps you get to where you want to go.
Jupiter exalted in cancer and that means that the chariot is connected with Fortune. and he is holding the wheel of fortune in his hands. only it is not the wheel it is the Grail filled with the great sea of Binah and spiritual life in the form of blood.
I have read that the Chariot holds the Holy Grail; however, I'm really moved to view it as the Wheel of Life or at minimum the Wheel of Life *within* the Holy Grail.
Images:
The Chariot: http://z.about.com/d/altreligion/1/0/F/4/2/s7.jpg
The Wheel of Life: http://www.biblelicious.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/02/427px-wheel_life_01.jpg
The Thoth deck has such diversified colouring for each card that no two cards are alike and the only card that comes close in colouring to the Wheel of Life is the Chariot. The main colours (in the Chariot card and the wheel of life) are blue, red, white, and gold.
Something to ponder... :)