Comparative Tarot

The World shows us a nude woman wearing a green wreath in her hair. Her upraised arms reach off the edge of the card. A large red ankh is emblazoned between her breasts. A brown cloth is wrapped around her waist and a river emerges from her womb and a large white swan flies above the river. The Earth is visible beneath the swans outstretched wings and a large golden sun halos the woman's head. The sky behind her is blue and full of stars, planets and other cosmic wonders.

The Book says: The seeker has gained much insight and wisdom and has now completed one stage or cycle in her or his life; a time of harmony, liberation, success; a state of universal consciousness. In the reverse, this card could stand for natural disasters or abuse of the laws of nature. It can also mean the fear of change.

Bee's Buzz: The World is full of wonder and amazement. It is the beginning and the end of everything, the source of all and the goal of our quest. The swan brings to mind the story of Leda and the swan - she who births the world egg. The river brings to mind the Tigris and Euphrates rivers - often seen as the cradle of civilization. The woman is the Great Mother, the primordial ancestress, she who brought forth all life from her own body. All serve to remind us that we all come from the Goddess and to her we shall return or as Christians view it "ashes to ashes, dust to dust." No matter how much we might prefer to deny the fact, we are all connected, all part of the circle of life. And if we can learn to incorporate this concept into our daily lives and accept its ramifications, we might just have learned the purpose of our lives and gained the secret wisdom of the Divine. It might be a simple concept to learn but quite a challenging one to actually live.

Bees Blessings
Debbie