The Chariot | Tarot Card of Tammuz

Exploring the connections between the Jewish month of Tammuz and the Chariot card from the Tarot.

The Tarot card for the month of Tammuz is the Chariot (מֶרְכָּבָה), also associated with the sign of Sartan (סַרְטָן) or Cancer.  The Chariot is a challenge.  It says, quite literally, take the reins.  You have all the power and ability, but will do you do anything with it? Will you risk failure?  Will you risk success?  Will you risk change?

Journey from Sivan to Tammuz to Av via the Transparent Tarot (left to right)

The story of these cards (the lovers, the chariot, strength) ask us if we will use let love grow stronger, let it grow stagnant, or let it tear itself apart. In the way these three cards appear in the Transparent Tarot we see the potential of love to bring us strength, but it is up to each individual to determine how they will use that strength.  In some cases what we see as darkness, may be where we need to draw our strength from, but it is love that keeps us from falling into that place where strength becomes abuse of power.  It is that connection to another that makes our darkness truly powerful.