In essence, the World card signifies total realization. Given the numerical and symbolic power of this card, it is important to note where it appears. At the beginning of a reading, the World may suggest difficulty in completing a gestation, whether material, relational, creative, or intellectual. And at the end of a reading, it indicates the end of a cycle in terms of achievement and personal fulfillment... thus individuation. For Jung, individuation is the dynamic state where an individual is in harmony with all components of their nature. Conflict gives way to harmony, and the experience of inner peace and balance is perfectly reflected outside. In its biological version, for the individuated being, the conscious and unconscious coexist symbiotically. In other words, the World is the card that calls for awakening. It invites us to cultivate our "pearl" to embody the purest expression of our being. With the World, our material needs, emotional life, passions, and ego can be viewed as peripheral and dynamic components. Their dynamic rotation around the central figure resembles the ballet of electrons around an atom. And in this configuration, the ego is just another electron: it contributes to the balance... neither more nor less. Its axiom: "Serve the World; you are not its center."