Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune depicts an endlessly turning wheel spun by a trickster god, symbolizing shifting fate and the cyclical nature of luck. It reminds that fortunes can reverse—what was once luck may become misfortune, and what was hopeless can become joyous. These shifts may seem random but are part of an interconnected web of repercussions and destiny. Upright, it promises unexpected windfalls, karma, and the flow of cycles; reversed, it warns of bad luck, loss of control, and disappointment.
Keywords
Title
The Wheel of Fortune
Character
Anansi
Origin
Ghana, Akan Mythology
Description
The Wheel of Fortune is endlessly turning, spun by a trickster god. What was once luck is now misfortune; what was hopeless is now joyous. These acts may seem random, but all fates are part of an interconnected web of repercussions.
Upright
Fortune, an unexpected windfall, karma, destiny, cycles
Reverse
Bad luck, a lack of control, the past, misery, disappointment
Visual Description
A dark-blue, four-armed figure floats at the center of the card wearing a brightly patterned kente-like robe and a small patterned cap, holding a round drum or pot at its chest while two arms are raised skyward. Behind the figure is an enormous white web or wheel of radiating lines that fills the sky, with warm orange and peach clouds and a small Roman numeral X at the top. At the bottom are undulating green hills or waves with decorative patterns, and the title 'Wheel of Fortune' appears in a white cartouche along the lower edge.
Tarot of the Divine
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