The World

The World tarot card description

A dancer moves within a large oval wreath of laurel tied with ribbons, holding a slender wand in each hand. In the four corners, among clouds, are an angel, an eagle, a lion and a bull.

The wreath is victory and completion; the dancer is joyful wholeness, in balance and in motion; the two wands are the balance of opposites. The four figures return from the Wheel of Fortune, now at peace.

The World upright

The World completes the journey that began with the Fool: a cycle finished, a goal achieved and a sense of wholeness.

It speaks of celebration, and sometimes of travel or wider horizons.

• Love and relationships

  A relationship that feels whole; a milestone reached together.

• Finances

  Goals achieved; security and success.

• Career

  A project completed, a goal reached, recognition; possibly work abroad.

• Health and wellbeing

  Wholeness and wellbeing; a recovery completed.

The World reversed

Reversed, something may be left unfinished, or you may be looking for a shortcut.

Complete it before you begin again.

• Love and relationships

  Unfinished business or a lack of closure.

• Finances

  A goal not quite reached; keep going.

• Career

  Delays in completing a project.

• Health and wellbeing

  Finish what you started in your routine.

Health readings describe wellbeing within the tradition. They are not medical advice; for any health concern, see a doctor.

The World: one-card pull, yes or no

Drawn as a single card for a yes-or-no question, The World is usually read like this:

The World for timing

Linked with Saturn, whose day is Saturday. In timing it marks the end of a cycle: when everything comes together.

These correspondences come from the Western tarot tradition, which uses the tropical zodiac. They are not part of Vedic astrology, whose signs are counted differently.