The World

Upright Meaning

A dancer floats within a laurel wreath, holding two wands — echoing The Magician's gesture but now in a state of completion rather than potential. The four figures in the corners are the same fixed signs from the Wheel of Fortune, but now they are at peace: the cycle is complete. The World is the final card of the Major Arcana, representing the end of the Fool's journey — not as a stop but as a integration of everything learned. The wreath is also a zero, and the Fool begins again.

Reversed Meaning

Reversed, The World suggests you are close to completion but something remains unresolved. A lesson has not been fully integrated, a cycle has not been fully closed. You may be trying to skip ahead to the next beginning without honoring what this journey has taught you. The final step is often the hardest.

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