XXI-The World

XXI The WorldArt: Peter Paul Rubens, “Virgin with a Garland of Flowers”

Total Realization

Card Number: 21
Astrology: Saturn
Hebrew Letter: Taw; Meaning: Cross or Mark; Numerical Value: 400
Yes / No Key Interpretation: Yes

The number 21 is the highest numerical value of the Tarot. It represents supreme realization.

“A Love Supreme, A love Supreme, A love Supreme” – John Coltrane

Keywords: Ecstasy, Holiness, To Dance, Success, Heroism, Realization of Potential, Difficult Beginning, Renown, World Travel, Orgasm, Pregnant Woman, Labor, Realization of the Four Corners, Vagina, Happy Outcome, Fulfillment, Totality

In a Reading

Being in the position of fulfillment and the final point of the Tarot cycle, The World heralds a major realization. It is a happy home, a completed artwork that draws acclaim and appreciation, a dream attained, motherhood realized at the birth of a child, or the vagina in ecstatic orgasm.

However if The World appears at the beginning of the spread and may indicated a difficult start. An obstacle must be identified and dealt with before the querent can move forward.