Divination: Tarot Tour - No. 21 The World

Image from Wikipedia

This week we conclude our tour of the Major Arcana of the Tarot with The World card. This week's image comes also from the Rider-Waite deck as depicted on Wikipedia. This is a card of ultimate blessings and happiness. It is a card of completions and happy endings. And that's just in general. In the direct orientation, the World speaks of prosperity, good health, happiness, and contentment. 

In the reversed orientation, the World tells us about satisfactory endings, getting what is due in all manner of things (including finances and respect), and reaching a place of stability where everything is in correct order. It is not as big and flashy of a happy ending as the direct orientation, but it is still a card of good things. There are times, however, that the World in a reversed orientation will tell us of hard times that can be endured with courage. It will speak of failed projects that lead the way to future success. It remains a card of hope in times of difficulty.

In the Fool's Journey, this card is the Fool arriving at their destination. It is their completion of the task they set out to do in the beginning. It is also a transitional card of the ending of one major cycle in life and the beginning of the next. For the Fool is both the first and the last card of the Major Arcana. As such, the Fool's journey and quest for wisdom never ends.