Major Arcana
The World
The completed circle: arrival that contains the whole road and quietly prepares the next beginning.
- completion
- integration
- wholeness
- arrival
- cycle
Upright meaning
A cycle completes. Integration, travel, or recognition shows how far the path has come.
Reversed meaning
The ending is near but not integrated. One loose thread still asks to be honoured.
Symbolism
- wreath — The completed circle and living boundary.
- threshold — Every ending opens the next world.
- animal-guide — The four witnesses at the corners, watching the circle close.
- star — The wider world, close enough to feel at home in.
Lore
In the Tarot de Marseille, Le Monde shows a dancer inside an oval wreath, with a creature watching from each of the four corners. This is the card of completion: a long cycle finishing, and a chance to see how its parts fit together.
In daily life, it can mark the end of a long journey, a milestone, or the moment a pattern becomes clear as a whole.