The Chariot Tarot in Love Readings: What It Really Means
BY NICOLE LAU
When The Chariot appears in a love reading, it brings a message of determination, pursuit, and the willpower to overcome relationship obstacles. This isn't about passive romance or waiting for love—this is about actively pursuing what you want, breaking through barriers, and claiming victory in matters of the heart. The Chariot in love asks: Are you moving forward with determination? Are you overcoming obstacles? Are you in control of your emotional energy?
The Chariot in Love: Core Message
The Chariot represents willpower, victory, and forward movement. In love readings, it signals active pursuit, overcoming relationship obstacles, and the determination to make love work despite challenges.
In love readings, The Chariot signals:
- Actively pursuing love or relationship goals
- Overcoming relationship obstacles
- Emotional control and determination
- Moving the relationship forward
- Victory in love through effort
- Harnessing conflicting emotions
The Chariot doesn't wait for love to happen—it makes it happen. Through determination, willpower, and focused action, The Chariot moves love forward and conquers obstacles.
The Chariot for Singles: Pursuing Love
If you're single and The Chariot appears, this is your sign to actively pursue love, overcome obstacles to connection, and move forward with determination.
The Chariot asks singles to:
- Pursue actively: Don't wait for love—go after what you want
- Overcome obstacles: Break through barriers to connection
- Control emotions: Harness your emotional energy productively
- Move forward: Take action toward finding love
- Be determined: Don't give up when facing rejection or challenges
- Focus your energy: Direct your romantic energy toward clear goals
The Chariot reminds singles that love requires action. You must pursue, overcome obstacles, and move forward with determination. Victory in love comes through effort.
The Chariot in New Relationships: Moving Forward
In early relationships, The Chariot indicates actively moving the connection forward, overcoming initial obstacles, and the determination to make it work.
The Chariot in new relationships suggests:
- Active progression: Moving the relationship forward deliberately
- Overcoming obstacles: Breaking through early challenges together
- Emotional control: Managing feelings productively
- Determination: Committed to making it work
- Pursuit: Actively choosing each other and the relationship
- Victory ahead: Success through effort and willpower
The shadow side: The Chariot can indicate being too aggressive, controlling, or forcing the relationship forward faster than natural.
The Chariot in Established Relationships: Overcoming Challenges
When The Chariot appears in readings about long-term relationships, it's calling you to overcome obstacles, move forward together, and harness your combined willpower.
The Chariot asks established couples to:
- Overcome obstacles together: Face challenges as a team
- Move forward: Progress the relationship to the next level
- Control emotions: Manage conflicts productively
- Stay determined: Don't give up when things get hard
- Harness opposing forces: Balance different needs and desires
- Claim victory: Triumph over relationship challenges
The Chariot reminds long-term couples that relationships require ongoing effort, determination, and the willpower to overcome obstacles together.
The Chariot and Pursuit
The Chariot is the pursuit card of the tarot. When it appears in love readings, active pursuit is either present, needed, or being called forth.
The Chariot's approach to pursuit:
- Love requires action, not just feeling
- Obstacles are meant to be overcome
- Determination creates romantic victory
- Emotional control enables effective pursuit
- Forward movement is essential
- Willpower makes love happen
The Chariot asks: Are you actively pursuing love? Are you overcoming obstacles? Are you moving forward with determination?
The Chariot Reversed in Love: Loss of Control
Reversed, The Chariot's determination becomes aggression, its control becomes chaos, and its forward movement becomes stagnation or recklessness.
The Chariot reversed in love can indicate:
- Aggression: Being too forceful or controlling in pursuit
- Loss of control: Emotions running wild, no direction
- Scattered energy: Pulled in too many romantic directions
- Stagnation: Unable to move the relationship forward
- Giving up: Losing determination when facing obstacles
- Recklessness: Moving too fast without control
- Defeat: Losing romantic battles, relationship failure
The reversed Chariot asks: Are you being too aggressive? Have you lost control? Are you scattered or stuck?
The Chariot with Other Love Cards
The Chariot + The Lovers: Actively pursuing chosen love; determined commitment
The Chariot + Two of Cups: Moving partnership forward; overcoming obstacles together
The Chariot + Four of Wands: Victory in relationship; moving toward celebration or marriage
The Chariot + Ten of Cups: Achieving relationship happiness through effort
The Chariot + Five of Cups: Overcoming heartbreak; moving forward from loss
The Chariot + Knight of Cups: Romantic pursuit; actively chasing love
The Chariot + Ace of Cups: New love pursued with determination
Questions The Chariot Asks in Love Readings
When The Chariot appears in your love reading, reflect on:
- Am I actively pursuing love or waiting passively?
- What obstacles am I facing in love? Can I overcome them?
- Am I in control of my emotions or are they controlling me?
- Am I moving the relationship forward or staying stuck?
- Do I have the determination to make this work?
- Am I being too aggressive or controlling?
- What victory am I seeking in love?
Working with The Chariot's Energy in Love
To invoke The Chariot's energy in your romantic life:
- Pursue actively: Take action toward love, don't wait
- Overcome obstacles: Face relationship challenges with determination
- Control emotions: Harness your feelings productively
- Move forward: Progress the relationship deliberately
- Stay determined: Don't give up when things get hard
- Focus energy: Direct romantic energy toward clear goals
- Claim victory: Believe in relationship success
The Chariot reminds us that love isn't just about feelings—it's about action, determination, and the willpower to overcome obstacles. When you embody The Chariot's energy, you create relationships that succeed through effort and focused intention.
Your love life is a journey. Move forward with determination, overcome obstacles with willpower, and claim victory through focused action.
