No wheels on RW's Chariot?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 07 Apr 2002, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Diana	07 Apr 2002
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jade	07 Apr 2002
you know, i've never noticed that on any decks i have.......i'll have to go fish out my decks and have a look. in light, jade ps was it during a reading that you noticed this? because perhaps it was part of the reading.................lack of movement.

Pedeka	07 Apr 2002
I always felt that the wheels were not really needed because the momentum and movement of the chariot were from the drivers force of will and not mechanical. I feel that the chariot itself is there basically so that we associate it with movement or progress. Pedeka

mermaid1622	08 Apr 2002
Are you looking at some version of Waite-Smith other than the original one published by Rider? The wheels (and both ends of the axle too) are clearly visible. To see what I mean, you can go to http://www.learntarot.com/bigjpgs/maj07.jpg mermaid1622

Talisman	08 Apr 2002
'Lo all, Ever so slightly off topic, but my favorite Chariot is in Alexandra Genetti's Wheel of Change deck. No, I don't look at this card and think: "Chariot." I just think, what a beautiful card. Talisman

Geenius at Wrok	08 Apr 2002
Quote: Originally posted by mermaid1622 Are you looking at some version of Waite-Smith other than the original one published by Rider? The wheels (and both ends of the axle too) are clearly visible. It wouldn't be too hard for someone to misinterpret those wheels as, say, fenceposts or bollards or something, since they're shown from straight-on and you can't see the axle. I'd be more concerned with the fact that the chariot doesn't have reins. How are those sphinxy critters supposed to pull it?

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