Tarot card meaning · Major Arcana · VII The Chariot tarot card meaning

The Chariot is the card of moving forward by holding two forces together. Upright it means drive, control and a win that comes from focus. Reversed it means you are being pulled off course and calling it momentum. In a yes or no reading it is a yes, if you hold the reins.

drive
control
victory

Yes or no: Yes
Reversed: No

Arcana: Major
Number: 7 (VII)
Element: Water
Astrology: Cancer

The Chariot tarot card, Rider-Waite-Smith deck — Rider-Waite-Smith, 1909

Upright

The Chariot upright meaning

A man in armor stands in a stone chariot under a canopy of stars, with a city behind him and a river in between. He holds a wand. Two sphinxes sit in front, one black and one white, facing slightly different ways. There are no reins. Whatever keeps them pulling together, it is not rope.

Upright, The Chariot means you can win this, and you will win it by will. Not by luck, not by waiting. Two things in you, or two people in the question, want different directions, and the card says you can hold them together long enough to get where you are going.

It is a fast card. Decisions get made, distances get covered, situations that stalled start moving. It asks for discipline more than feeling.

Reversed

The Chariot reversed meaning

Reversed, the sphinxes pull apart and the chariot goes nowhere, or somewhere you did not mean. You are busy, rushing, reacting, and it feels like progress. It is not.

It can also mean someone else is driving. You are being moved by another person's pace and another person's plan, and you lost the reins without noticing.

That is why reversed is a no. Not because the goal is wrong, but because the way you are going at it will not get you there. Stop, pick one direction, and take the reins back.

Love and relationships

The Chariot in love.

If you are single

Go after what you want instead of waiting for it to arrive. Be clear and direct. The Chariot favors the person who makes a decision and acts on it. Just make sure you are chasing a person and not a win.

In a relationship

Moving forward as a team, often after a hard stretch. A move, a big decision, a time when you need to pull in the same direction. Reversed, you are pulling against each other, or one of you is steering everything.

About an ex

About an ex, The Chariot asks whether you are moving forward or circling. Upright, it can mean a determined effort to rebuild, with both people steering. More often it says your own life is ready to move, and the question is whether you let it.

How they feel

The Chariot as feelings

As feelings, The Chariot means they feel driven toward you. Determined, focused, a bit competitive. It is the feeling of someone who has decided they want something and intends to get it. It can come with impatience.

What to do

The Chariot as advice

Pick a direction and hold it. Stop letting two wants pull you two ways. Set one goal, cut what does not serve it, and keep a firm hand on the reins until you get there. Discipline wins this one, not mood.

The question everyone asks

Does The Chariot mean they will come back fast?

It means movement, and it can mean a quick return, especially if they have already decided. The Chariot does not wait around. But it is also a card of leaving, so look at which way the chariot is facing in your spread. If it is pointed back toward you, they come with purpose. If not, the card is about your own life picking up speed.

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Yes or no

Is The Chariot a yes or a no?

Yes If you hold the reins. It moves fast once you stop letting both horses pull different ways.

↺ No Reversed: You are being pulled off course and calling it momentum.

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In my readings

When The Chariot comes up for me.

The Chariot is a card I like to see in a stuck reading. It means the situation is ready to move and the client has the strength to move it. The question I ask is what the two sphinxes are: two people, two wants, a heart and a head. Naming them is half the work.

Reversed, I look for where control was lost. Often the client is rushing because waiting hurts, or someone else is setting the pace. When the way forward is clear but keeps getting blocked, road opener work fits, and it goes best for people who already know which direction they are driving in.

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When a card keeps coming up about the same person, the question under it is bigger than its meaning. These are the two ways I can help with it today.

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Questions

What people ask about The Chariot

Is The Chariot a yes or no card?

Yes. Upright it is a yes, if you hold the reins and stop pulling two ways. Reversed it is a no: you are being pulled off course and calling it momentum.