The Chariot as How Someone Sees You: Driven, Impressive and Always Moving

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Chariot as how someone sees you means they see the armoured figure between the sphinxes. Here is what the picture includes, upright and reversed.

If you want the short answer, the Chariot as how someone sees you means they see you as driven: focused, successful, disciplined, always heading somewhere. It is an admiring picture. It can also be a tiring one, because the person may not be sure there is room in your chariot for a passenger, or that you would slow down for one.

This is you as the figure in armour holding the two sphinxes together. They see the victory. They may be wondering where you are going and whether they are invited.

The Chariot upright as how someone sees you

Tina Gong's the Chariot guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with control, willpower, victory and determination. When the card lands in a position that asks how someone sees you, I read those meanings as the image the person holds of you, which is not the same as who you are and not the same as what they feel. the Chariot as feelings covers what they feel; the Chariot as intentions covers what they plan. This page covers the picture. The Major Arcana overview at Biddy Tarot is a useful second reference.

Upright, I read the Chariot as a person who sees you as formidable: ambitious, capable, in control of yourself, someone who achieves. They respect it. In the upright card they also find it attractive, and they may hold back from asking for your time because you seem to have so little of it.

What I would not read into it is that they see your vulnerability. The Chariot is seen in armour. The person may think you need nothing, because you look as though you need nothing.

What the card does not tell you

The card does not confirm the person feels able to keep up, that the admiration is accompanied by closeness, or that they believe you would stop for them. No card lets a reader see inside another person's head. What a card can do is describe the kind of image that fits the person's behaviour toward you, and give you something to check against how they actually treat you.

The Chariot reversed as how someone sees you

Reversed, the Chariot as how someone sees you means the picture has gone from driven to driving over: they see you as aggressive, controlling, unable to rest, someone who runs them over on the way to the goal. The determination they admired has started to feel like being in the path.

In your own question, ask whether the person has lately seemed exhausted by your pace, or whether they have said anything about never being the priority. A reversed card here is a prompt to notice whether the picture the person holds has gone sour or gone wrong, not a verdict on you.

The Chariot as how an ex sees you

Asked how an ex sees you, the Chariot suggests they remember you as impressive, ambitious and never quite stopping, the one who was always on the road. It is a picture with admiration and loneliness in it. Some exes miss the drive. Most do not miss being the thing left behind by it. My guide to asking a psychic whether an ex will come back explains what a reading can and cannot say about that question.

The Chariot as how a new person sees you

For someone new, this card means they are impressed and possibly wondering whether there is room for them. Slow down visibly once, and the picture gains a passenger seat.

How to check the picture against reality

Look at whether the person asks for your time or waits for it to be offered. Look at whether they seem to assume you are busy. A Chariot picture is admiring and distant; the way to change it is to stop the horses for them on purpose.

What to record before drawing again

Keep three short notes: the question you asked, what the person seems to admire, and the last time you put something aside for them. The third note is what the picture is missing.

For comparison, the Knight of Swords as how someone sees you and Strength as how someone sees you describe different pictures. The the Chariot card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Chariot as a person covers the card when it describes a temperament rather than an image. For a personal interpretation, my guide to a love psychic reading online explains how I work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.