Known also as The Great One of the Night of Time, and ruled by Saturn, the card of The World represents the completion of a major cycle in one's life bringing success and fulfillment. Often accompanied by synchronicities, or a feeling that you are in the right place and at the right time - so that favourable circumstances converge to affirm that you efforts have been rewarded. Having reached completion in one phase of your life, you are now ready to move on and begin to conquer the next. Farewells must be said, not without regrets, but also with a sense that new possibilities are presenting themselves and you are ready to meet them. Often there is a ritual to honour when this card represents the completion of a phase - we so love our rituals and symbols and they are helpful to the psyche in terms of letting go of what has been comforting and familiar. Never complete a major phase in your life without marking its significance to you. It helps with the inevitable feelings of loss that come with endings, even when these endings represent something new that we move joyously towards. Often this card will herald a journey that marks out a new phase in life - it is moving away from the comfort zone that has been created from the old cycle and brings an unmistakable difference to your environment and an urge towards excitement of the unknown as well as possibilities for future growth. When The World turns up for you in a reading, you can be sure that your world is about to expand - whether physically or mentally. This means you will either travel far and wide, thereby gaining understanding of different cultures and thought systems, or you will travel in the world of ideas, philosophies and attitudes, which is also a satisfying journey - both will lead to growth and lead you on to new and exciting possibilities. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ― Augustine of Hippo Image "The World" © Natasja van Gestel
