The Victor Archetype

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Upright Meanings: adversity, rushed decision, vengeance, overcoming obstacles, willpower, perseverance, control, self-discipline, turmoil, victory, determination, success, ambition

The Victor card is all about overcoming challenges and gaining victory through maintaining control of your surroundings. This perfect control and confidence allows the charioteer to emerge victorious in any situation. The use of strength and willpower are critical in ensuring that you overcome the obstacles that lie in your path. The Victor’s message comes to make you stronger as you strive to achieve your goals. The key message that he brings to you is that you must maintain focus, confidence and determination through a process that will be full of winding turns and detours. If you have a plan or a project that you seem not to be sure about, The Victor shows that you should pursue the plan with a structured and ordered approach. Your boldness will ensure that you achieve all that you should in this goal.

Reversed Meanings: lack of direction, unsuccessful, lack of self-control, coercion, aggression, vanquishment, failure, forcefulness, defeat, powerlessness

The reversed Chariot’s appearance in a reading can help you become aware of both your aggression and your lack of willpower. It may either be saying that you are lacking in focus, motivation or direction, or that you are being warped by your obsession with your goals. In the former case, let The Victor be a reminder that you can emerge victorious as long as you can gather the courage to do so. In the latter, your impulses may be another factor that you must rein in. To see The Victor in reverse may suggest that you need to come to terms with the fact that you cannot always be in control.