ACCOMPLISHMENT
INVOLVEMENT
FULFILLMENT
It’s Thanksgiving Day. You’ve just finished a delicious meal, and there’s a hot mug of coffee in your hand. Friends and family are arguing about the latest fiasco, the baby’s cooing at you from across the table, and your feet are rubbing the belly of a devoted mutt. You’re happy, fulfilled, and truly thankful (at least until you have to start the dishes!). For this moment, the World and everything in it is yours.
We all recognize this feeling. It can come at any time or place and is always welcome. We can feel it at home raking the leaves or on the world stage accepting the Nobel Prize. It can seem quiet and simple, or wild and glorious. What is this feeling, and where does it come from? Card 21 can help us find out.
A major element of happiness is wholeness – the sense that everything is working together in harmony. Not in a static way, but with dynamic balance. Involvement is also important.
To be happy, we must feel connected – engaged with what is around us. There is also accomplishment – knowing that we have goals and are moving toward them successfully. When all these elements come together, we feel fulfilled and blessed.
The World represents these moments and all that goes into them. In readings, it is a very positive sign that you are in a position to realize your heart’s desire. What that is for you depends on the situation, but it will always feel great. Remember, though, that Card 21 is a symbol of active contribution and service. To hold the World in our hands, we must give of ourselves to it. That is the source of true happiness.
integrating
- experiencing wholeness
- bringing parts together
- achieving dynamic balance
- combining
- creating synthesis
- joining together
- working in unison
accomplishing
- realizing your goals
- prospering
- achieving your heart’s desire
- seeing dreams come true
- flourishing
- finding a beautiful solution
becoming involved
- contributing
- healing
- rendering a service
- using a gift or talent
- sharing what you have
- giving of yourself
- feeling engaged
- being active
feeling fulfilled
- savoring the present
- taking pleasure in life
- enjoying peace of mind
- getting satisfaction
- finding contentment
- counting your blessings
Some possibilities
- Hermit – isolation
- Four of Cups – lack of involvement, apathy, withdrawal
- Five of Wands – working at cross-purposes, lack of integration
Some possibilities
- Temperance – integration, synthesis, combination
- Sun – accomplishment, achievements
- Nine of Cups – achieving your heart’s desire
- Ten of Cups – happiness, emotional fulfillment
- Ten of Pentacles – affluence, material fulfillment
There are no separate explanations for reversed cards. The meaning of a reversed card depends on what the card would mean if upright. A reversed card shows that a card’s energy is present but at a lower level. For some reason, the energy cannot be expressed freely, normally, or completely. It may be:
- still in its early stages
- losing force and power
- blocked or restricted
- incomplete
- inappropriate
- being denied
- only present in appearance
See Lesson 17 for more information on reversed cards.