Who hasn’t wished for a happily ever after?

Hollywood has been promoting this possibility for over a century. Two people madly in love reunite and the screen fades to black. That’s where the story ends in our most popular movies and books.

Belief in this ideal has become ingrained in our DNA.

Which reminds me of this Tarot card…

Six of Cups: Living in a golden glow

This is not a highly significant card in Tarot. It’s located in the Everyday (Minor Arcana) part of the deck, not Life Lessons Tarot (the Major Arcana).

The number six in Tarot is associated with a moment of harmony and/or re-alignment. A pause in the dramarama of daily life. Here are the other number six cards in Everyday Tarot…

Six of Wands: Achieving a victory

Six of Swords: Moving on from difficulties

Six of Pentacles: Weighing up what you do and don’t have

Interestingly, this is the number six card in Life Lessons Tarot…

The Lovers: Your fiirst all-consuming crush

Notice how the woman isn’t staring at the man, her attention is elsewhere. The seeds of the downfall of this infatuation have been sewn from the start. Whether, it’s an eventual breakup or the maturing of the relationship into a more sustainable one, that looks and feels different.

Tarot doesn’t believe in one final happy ending.

It promotes the idea that life is in a constant state of change with this card…

The Wheel of Fortune: Always turning

Even the ultimate Life Lessons Tarot card is not static…

The World: Feeling fulfilled

The woman in this card is not resting on her laurels. She’s dancing. Staying in motion.

Notice the rods in her hands. They are magic wands, similar to the one in The Magician card at the start of Life Lessons Tarot. She has two because a constant balancing is required between one thing and another. Even at the end of a journey, we need to keep evolving!

This element of The World experience is made obvious by the card’s position in the deck. It sits beneath this one…

Temperance: Maintaining harmony

Nirvana takes work.

Marriages need constant attention.

Businesses require sustained effort.

The pets you adore have to be fed every day.

If Tarot was the pervasive belief system, instead of ‘happily ever after’, than perhaps there’d be less resentment about this. Less anguish and heartbreak. What do you think?