The World: Tarot Card Meaning

Meaning of the The World card upright

A dancer moves inside a wreath, with the four figures of the evangelists in the corners. It is the end of a great cycle and the feeling of wholeness: everything has found its place. The card promises completion, recognition and an opening to a wider world.

The World reversed

• unfinished business
• a delayed ending
• a missing last step

Reversed, the World shows that a project is not quite finished, that the final step is missing or that you hesitate to let a cycle close. Find what holds you back from completion, and do the last thing.

The World in love and relationships

In love it is harmony, fulfilment and a relationship that has reached maturity. Possibly a trip or a move together. Reversed, a lack of closure or a feeling that something is missing.

The World in work and finances

At work this is success, completion of a major project, international work or a new level of mastery. Reversed, a delay at the finish.

Symbolism of the The World card

The laurel wreath is victory and the cycle that has closed. The four beings, the bull, lion, eagle and man, are the four elements and the fixed signs. The dancer holds two wands, balancing the active and receptive forces.

The World in a yes or no reading

In yes or no spreads, The World upright reads as “yes” and reversed as “yes”. The answer comes from the general meaning of the card (completion, wholeness), so always take the wording of the question and the neighbouring cards into account. Try a yes or no reading.