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[[File:21 The World.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The World from various Tarot decks]] | [[File:21 The World.png|500px|thumb|Depictions of The World from various Tarot decks]] | ||
'''The World''' is the 21st card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[tarot]] decks. | '''The World''' is the 21st card in the [[Major Arcana]] in most traditional [[tarot]] decks. | ||
It is associated with the [[sefirot|sefira]] of [[Da'at]] ("Knowledge") on the [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] [[Tree of Life]]. | |||
In [[astrology]], the World corresponds to the planet [[Saturn]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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==Rider-Waite Depiction== | ==Rider-Waite Depiction== | ||
[[File:Eternity Triumph.jpg|300px|thumb|The original triumph of Eternity from ''[[trionfi|I Trionfi]]'']] | |||
At the four angles of the card are the four animals of the Apocalypse: the Sphinx: the Man, the Lion, the Bull, and the Eagle grouped about an elliptic garland, as if it were a chain of flowers intended to symbolize all sensible things. The garland is a symbol of humanity and the eternal reward of a life that has been spent well. | At the four angles of the card are the four animals of the Apocalypse: the Sphinx: the Man, the Lion, the Bull, and the Eagle grouped about an elliptic garland, as if it were a chain of flowers intended to symbolize all sensible things. The garland is a symbol of humanity and the eternal reward of a life that has been spent well. | ||