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The Artwork
Four reflected images stand for the cardinal directions, the four elements, and the four evangelists — symbols of completion and the final page in the story.
What This Card Means
A time to acknowledge and bask in the completion of a cycle. You are in full alignment with your intended path, wisdom earned. Don't rush headlong into the next goal before acknowledging the lessons learned. Take a deep breath, look around, and bask in the rare feeling that all is right with the world.
The Archetype
Four reflected images stand for the cardinal directions, the four elements, the four evangelists — a mandala of completion rather than a single triumphant figure. Jung considered the mandala the psyche's own symbol for wholeness: not perfection, just every piece finally present and accounted for in the same frame.
A Practice For Today
Take stock today of one area of life you've been treating as unfinished, and simply name what's actually already complete about it.
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