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Arright, arright- a little Kabbalistic stuff for my favorite card.
Look at this card and the High Priestess in the Waite-Rider deck. See any similarities? See also the Hierophant. These three cards (II, V and VII) cross the Abyss that separates the highest three sephira from the lower. THey are initiatory cards. THe High Priestess is an initiation into the Mysteries, the Hierophant an initiation into an ordered scheme, a church, a party, something with a doctrine well set out and explained by an adept, whereas the Priestess initiates in a lot more subtle manner, usually individually, and there's a lot more left of the mystery after she goes away, usually leaving the aspirant saying 'wha...?' It's not uncommon for males to fall in love with their Preistess teacher in whatever form she manifests herself. But she'll go away- she'd better, It's one of the tests.
All this being said, I'm a little unclear as to the nature of the Chariot's initiation. There's the whole 'Protector of the Holy Grail" thing, at least in the Thoth deck. There's a martial quality here, but also, as we all know, the finder of the Grail was a lone wolf, so to speak. I stand by the discipline thing mentioned above, but I don't think it's a military style indoctrination. Maybe more of the old style of warrior, like an Indian of the plains, counting coup and raiding horses, seeking glory through prowess in a highly individual way. This accounts for the Geburah-ic influence.
Related: two other Major Arcana leap the Abyss- the Lovers, already spoken about, and Atu XVII: the Star.
The Lovers can be an initiation into ego-destruction through the Beloved. What of the Star? |
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THE NOMINATION FOR THE CHARIOT CREATOR IS:THEO CALYPSO( Self appointed gaurdian of the Chariot ) 
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