Tarot
VII — The Chariot
Keywords — The Chariot
Power & Will Back to Keywords
The Chariot is an exceptionally powerful card. It demands that you exert your full personal power if you are to reach your highest potential in the theatre of your desires. Maintaining an unalterable belief in your capabilities will guarantee success in your life and career.
Now is the time to remain steadfast and locked onto what you want, as the Chariot provides the necessary momentum for an indomitable will. While the Chariot promises victory, you must demonstrate total commitment to achieve it.
This card is not just about confidence; it is about possessing an unconquerable will. Manifest this determination in concentrated efforts, and your goals will be easily achieved.
The world is full of distractions and temptations that threaten to deflect your energy away from lines of action that promote success, leading you instead toward transience and fancy. Your eye must remain fixed upon your target; nothing should weaken your resolve. The energy has to be sustained until the victory is yours.
Belief & Faith Back to Keywords
Once you have gained a full, unalterable belief in yourself, you will exude immense confidence. Your true identity will become apparent to both yourself and those around you, allowing you to see exactly where you fit in the grand scheme of things.
Faith in oneself is the ultimate harbinger of future success. The Chariot’s wheels are inexorable in their charge, and you must be equally inexorable in your ambitions. If you are asked to take control of a situation, tackle the problem with your newfound self-discipline. Maintain your focus, and you will attain the success that is rightfully yours.
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About Karl Swainston
Karl Swainston is a writer and storyteller whose work is forged from a life lived across the North of England and far beyond. Growing up on a Leeds council estate in the 1960s, Karl's journey was anything but linear. By the age of thirty, he had already lived a dozen lives: from the rigors of grammar school to a degree in Latin, a stint as a fishmonger, a period of discovery living in Marseille, and a return to the hustle of London. Whether working as a postman, a builder, or competing as a county-level chess player, he was, above all, an avid reader—constantly documenting the world around him. This restless spirit continued into his professional life. Karl later taught in Bradford, where he ran a specialist unit for 244 of the most excluded students from across the region—young people whom even the local Pupil Referral Units could not accommodate. Working alongside his old friend Malcolm, Karl spent his days navigating the volatility of Bradford's most aggressive and dysfunctional teenagers. Throughout his life, Karl has been an avid runner and has always shared his home with a rotating cast of beloved dogs and cats—companions who have been constant witnesses to his work. As a writer, Karl's range is as expansive as his history. He works across a wide breadth of genres, including fiction and short stories, autobiography and memoir, biography, non-fiction, and metaphysical writing, as well as providing sharp commentary, opinion, analysis, and essays. Whether writing about his years managing the Harrogate Arms or offering insights from his current adopted home in South East India, where he lives in a simple village with his dog, Bambi, Karl's voice reflects the full, untidy, and deeply human breadth of life. He continues to draw on the rich, decades-long tapestry of his experiences to tell stories that matter, proving that no matter where you live, the human story remains the same.
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