Knowing When to Move and When to Be Still

How do we get to where we want to go? Many of our most important journeys have no clear road maps. The destinations we seek aren’t concrete. Our ideas about what we want for ourselves can be little more than notions. It takes work to solidify our goals and devise plans to see them to fruition. Executing those plans can be challenging. Rushing in half-cocked leads to disaster more often than not, and the planning stage can easily devolve into rumination, procrastination, and stagnation. Even if you get over these humps, the work of trying to accomplish all you want for yourself can lead to exhaustion. It’s important to know when to rest, perhaps especially when things are going well for you. It’s not as easy as it seems to know when to move and when to be still.

The major arcana cards of the tarot and represent important phases, moments, and changes in our lives. There is a stretch of the major arcana numbered 7–10 (in sequence: The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, and The Wheel of Fortune) that provides a framework for helping us consider the choice between motion and stillness.

The Chariot follows The Lovers in the major arcana. Beyond their implications for relationships, The Lovers represent duality and choice. After the important decision the Lovers present is made, your chariot awaits. Hopping in and taking off quickly is tempting, but whether or not to get in is also an important decision. The Chariot often represents an arduous journey. Taking it on lightly and with a careless attitude can prove disastrous. The struggle The Chariot foretells means you will meet serious obstacles on the course you plotted. At some point, things won’t go your way. How you confront those moments determines whether you will meet triumph or defeat. It takes a great will to complete the journey, as well as self-control and discipline. The Chariot can be driven successfully only by the determined. Like every card in the tarot, The Chariot has a shadow side that warns about what happens when we are excessive. When determination transforms into stubbornness and rigidity, you can’t adapt and navigate around the obstacles you confront. Pushing ahead aggressively may cause your chariot to overturn or crash. Most importantly, we should try to be as clear as possible about why we’ve undertaken a difficult journey. Lack of self-awareness often means…

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