The World represents completeness, wholeness, reaching a point where you have achieved all that you desired, reaching the pinnacle of success, and having fully integrated all aspects of your personality and life.  It can symbolize a sense of oneness with others or the world around you; fulfillment on spiritual and emotional levels; dancing through life, refusing to give in to despair or negativity.  It may also represent finally realizing your meaning and purpose in life and being confident that you can achieve it.

"Negative:  You have too many choices before you.  The complexity of your life is overwhelming and it isn't going to do you any good to stay in the midst of the confusion.  You are keeping too many options open when you should be simplifying things and narrowing your choices.  Multiplicity is not to your advantage at the moment.
Reversed:  You have numerous possibilities available within your own being.  You can be many selves and experience many levels of reality.  You may even move in and out of various lives and various realities - at your will.  You are aware that the Universe is a complex place and you are experiencing its multiple dimensions within your own consciousness." - Gail Fairfield

I think this message is fairly straightforward - I haven't taken the steps the might help me achieve my desires and create the type of world and life I want.  I know this isn't about beating myself up for this lack; it's about getting more focused and moving forward.  There may still be some internal issues I need to work though.  Before I can move forward towards a goal, I need to know what goal I want to achieve.  It's fairly basic and easy to understand.  As I've said all along, my getting "downsized" was a great opportunity for me.  Rather than using this time productively, I've been taking a very lackadaisical approach to things.  To be fair, I have been working on my schoolwork and dealing with the issues that have arisen with my mother-in-law are fairly exhausting and upsetting. 

At this point there is no reason to bemoan lost opportunities.  On some levels I think I needed to retreat into a cocoon and allows myself to finish the transformation process that began when I got laid off.  I can feel that I am moving towards a reality that will allow me to dance in the moonlight and be at one with the world that surrounds me.  I can see that reality in my future but first I need to explore all the potential options and decide what direction to move in next.  Whatever path I select may well prove to have a huge impact on my life.  It would be a good idea to make sure it's a positive one.