The big dipper and its relation with the tarot cards
Close your eyes and travel back to the ancient time when people had no idea about planets, stars, comets, and galaxy.
They used to look up in the sky and form images based on their imagination. At that time, connecting dots and finding answers through it were all they knew. Our ancestors gave names to multiple constellations thousands of years ago.
What we call big dipper now, had so many names in the ancient time. The Greeks connected the dots and saw a bear in the stars, Romans viewed those stars as the seven oxen while Indians called those stars as the seven wise men. In this era, those seven bright stars are known as the big dipper.
What is the big dipper?
It’s a little confusing at the start to understand this concept, but it gets clearer as you dig deeper. When the sun hides and the moon takes its place, look up in the sky; you’ll see 7 bright stars. Connect those stars; you’ll achieve the shape of a bowl. The compilation of those stars or you can say that the imaginary drawing is known as the big dipper.
One can’t say that big dipper is the constellation, however, it is justified to say that it is a larger part of the major constellation. There are almost 88 major constellations. The Big Dipper is a part of the big constellation “Ursa.”
Today, the big dipper helps astronomers, scientists, and astrologists to read the sky. With the help of constellations, they split the sky into small pictures and read one picture at a time.
From the tarot front
Now you know about the big dipper. However, you have little knowledge of its link with the tarot cards. Those people who are aware of online tarot card readings can understand it a bit easier. You must be mindful of the major and minor arcana.
The minor arcana has 56 cards usually, and the major arcana has 22 cards. The major arcana is of utmost importance. Those cards are the depiction of your desires, needs, longings, joy, etc.
Centuries ago, Oswald Wirth brought forth the relation of constellations to the cards of major arcana. Now, see it this way; you already know that the big dipper belongs to the constellation Ursa. Oswald, paired up different constellations to the cards of major arcana. He paired up Ursa Constellation with the card of major arcana “Chariot.”
The connection of Dipper with the Chariot
The dipper asterisms contain a variety of names. In the ancient times, they were known as Plough, Dipper, Chariot Wagon and Dipper. To find Polaris, we use big dipper then with the help of Polaris we find our direction. In the major arcana, the Chariot card comes at number 7. The big dipper consists of 7 stars, and the chariot card is there at number 7 that is why Oswald has associated “Chariot” with the constellation Ursa.
Big dipper aka the Chariot
The tarot cards prediction is nearly perfect as the guides help in knowing about your past present and future. When the Chariot card appears in the tarot reading, it signifies victory or the beginning of a new journey. It is related to the success in life and indicated the earthly pleasures the person will receive. It also indicates a beneficial upcoming journey or the formation of a new business. If we see it from the numerology’s point, this card is of utmost importance because of the number 7. In numerology, number 7 indicates the beginning of a new cycle, seeking the truth.
The bottom line
Finally, you know about big dipper and its relation to the tarot cards. The big dipper is of much significance in tarot card reading as the main events of life are associated with it. Some of the people believe in doing big dipper tarot spread. Well, one can do it in multiple ways, there is no hard and fast rule. Well, that’s another part of the story. The important thing is to understand the meanings of the Chariot when it appears during the reading.
