On the arrival of the summer solstice throttle the sun into the annual cycle of cancer.inThe tarot,cancerThe meanings of "chariot" this card.In among the many myths of ancient chariots this image is frequently used.

Plato's dialogues · German luo "chariots in the image

In Plato's dialogues · German luo "(DialoguePhaedrus), Socrates (also) the comparison of" chariot "into the human soul.Socrates think soul like "chariot drivers and the combination of the nature of tianma flight".In this metaphor, the soul to guide the chariot, and two horses pegasus one white one black, one who has a noble descent, and a second birth.The chariots of metaphor suggests that our soul inside is full of contradictions, and in the growing forward facing all sorts of trouble, need good manage to weather.

"Chariot" in the tarot card, painted with a young soldier driving the sphinx both ends, one black and one white, a symbol with the profound contradictions of the human soul.

The mythical "chariot"

Chariots a card, is the center content in Greek mythology.In the mythology, Pluto hades chariots with it kidnapped the beautiful Persephone, daughter of Zeus, and brought her to hell forced marriages.Persephone mother Demeter was mad god valley, threat to hades if not returned to the daughter will be the human world into eternal winter.And in order to the stability of the human world, they finally reached an agreement, at the beginning of the warm summer cancer time (the sun), Persephone was SEC his mother's side.And since then, every winter, Persephone to also want to go back to hell with Pluto hades.And Demeter also sent tanks to human seeding, let experienced severe punishment of the world once again back to life.

Astrology, tarot, and cancer

Astrology tells us that the cancer's guardian star for the moon.And the corresponding to the moon in the tarot "high priestess".Persephone and the myth of hades, Persephone was winter must return to hell, because there she devour a pomegranate.In the "high priestess" on a card, also depicted the image of a pomegranate, symbol of her across the room and the ability of hell.(The zodiac /astro/)

Cancer, the moon, the chariot, or the highest female priests, all related to water element, and symbol of human emotion, nourishing care and inner intuition.