The Chariot

Amongst years of dabbling in Tarot, I have come across various sets owned by friends and have always been intrigued by each. I myself have always held The Mythic Tarot close to my heart as it ignites the affinity that I have with Greek Mythology. I read my big sister's Greek Myth book religiously as an adoloscent and noted particular Gods and Goddesses that I seemed to take a liking to the most. My name is of Greek origin and means 'crown' and I have been told by many mediums that a particular Greek spirit seems to guide me often. But what does this all mean and where do I begin to unpick these Ancient Greek associations?

Well I am making it part of my journey to seek this - the first step was having a friend work out which Tarot card represented me; a calculation he did based upon my date of birth. This exercise can be found in Aleister Crowley's The Book of Thoth. Turns out, my triumph number is 7. According to esoteric texts, 7 is the number of earthly and divine harmony. However, with The Chariot card this doesn't seem like an easy goal to achieve. It speaks of a battle that one must face along this path to achieving victory. This idea seems to apply to everyone, not just me. But what I do find interesting is that Ares the Greek war God is represented in my Mythic deck. Upon this realisation, a strange feeling twinged in my solar plexus - I've encountered him before. As a teenager, I sought him as a figure of protection and not as a Deity of bloodlust as many will describe him.

I went to the British Museum today; a place I hadn't visited since an excursion with my sister roughly 13 years ago. I tried to find my good friend Ares but to no avail; perhaps this was due to lack of time and poor navigation. I shall go back again and find him; maybe at the museum, maybe somewhere else.

Is this all too serendipitous? If so, how do I understand this? When we have these waves of 'recognition' or just a gut feeling that there is a link on our current path that perhaps goes back lifetimes, what do we do with this knowledge?

When I see Ares, I'll ask.