We have arrived! All the hard work has paid off. We can ease across the finish line. It’s time to enjoy the things we’ve acquired and take care of our family and friends.

Flaunting what we have gained over others, or forgetting where we came from, and all the work it took you to get here can be a big mistake and potentially cause us to tumble down the hill we just climbed.

Overworking to the point of exhaustion, financial setbacks, or living far beyond your means.

The journey is underway. We may have a way to go to realize our goal but we have committed to a certain path. A ferryman moves two women across calm waters under a peaceful crescent moon. In the background we see a city. Perhaps we have fled the sanctuary of a place or situation that no longer serves us. Now is a time of transition and renewed hope. The swords emerge as though from the watery depths of our psyche; they can signify either the uncertainty of our thoughts about the current situation or our dreams and desires that will move us forward to the next chapter in life.

When this card is reversed or appears in a position of challenge within a tarot spread, we may find ourselves in a position where we are unable to move forward. In fact, turning the card upside down makes the image appear as though the figures are trapped within the swords.

The striking aspect of this image is that the wheels, and the horses, seem to be pulling in opposite directions, yet the charioteer, reins in hands, moves ever forward.

This card progresses the delicate balance of the previous card, the Lovers. Here, opposites are not only united and integrated, but are also mastering goals.

On a mundane level, this is often a card of travel and transportation. On a deeper level, this card beckons us to become masters of our own destiny.

When ill-dignified, we must ask ourselves why we are not stepping into the power that moves us forward.

A lack of direction, feeling scattered, loss of control, or encountering aggressive opposition.