 The
Universe/The World
XXI --This is the last of the Major Arcana series
in the Tarot. When the Universe card appears in the
lay right side up, it represents the end of the cycle.
The saying for the card is “dancing on your
limitations.” It is the completion of or the
overcoming of whatever you are working on.
This
card represents the end of the cycle; it is now time
to move on. The Universe card tells us that you have
come to that place where you are able to take advantage
of all that is offered. Once we are aware of our situation
and learn to work within our limits to make the most
of it we are using the Universe energy. However, it
is my experience that when a client has the Universe
in his or her reading they are often ready to move
on to something else, even if this is not always clear
to the client.
Often
the client may not realize it unconsciously but on
a conscious level they are attempting to find out
what is wrong or what it is that they need in their
life. The Universe card shows that you have conquered
that situation and know how to make it work for you;
and now there is a need to expand and grow into something
different.
The Universe is depicted as a woman who looks like
a Venus in the middle of a streamer or a vine. It
is within this Vine that she thrives. On the outside
of that vine image we see the four elements again
emphasizing the fact that she has to use those elements
within her sphere or circle to succeed.
When reversed, the card’s meaning is even better.
This now marks the beginning of something new and
different. The saying for this reversed position is
“taking the opportunity to do something that
you have never done before.” This can be a new
job or situation, or it can be on a more subtle level
the opportunity to break a personal pattern and behave
or respond in a way that is not our typical response.
It is an opportunity to break our own limitations.
So the Universe card is good in a reading whether
upright or reversed.
One can use the Universe card for meditation. The
focus could be on either working better within limitations
or to break personal patterns that might be destructive,
or at the very least cause obstacles and hindrances.
It can also help you to get to that place at the end
of the cycle where you can move on to the next cycle.
This card can be used to overcome things that have
been holding us back from completing projects or from
evolving and growing as people. Through the Universe
card we can learn to let go and move on, perhaps even
try seeing things from a new perspective or even an
entirely new direction.
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