Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune symbolizes the turning cycles of fate, the inevitable rises and falls of life, and the impersonal workings of chance. It reminds us that fortunes change and that downturns are often followed by improvement, signaling a likely upturn. The card points to unexpected opportunities, unseen factors, and crossroads where major decisions or spiritual cycles may influence outcomes. Reversed, it warns of delays, burdens, obstacles, or missed opportunities that require perseverance. Magickally, it is used to attract luck, success, and changes in circumstance or to represent a twist of fate.
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Description
Representing the ever-turning wheel of fate and the ceaseless cycle of creation and destruction, rising and falling, the Wheel of Fortune is the monkey wrench of the tarot. Whenever life is going smoothly, you know that a gray cloud will soon follow, and likewise, when things aren't going your way, you know that the only place to go from the bottom is back up to the top. Whatever plans and schemes and dreams we humans lay out for ourselves, we are all at the mercy of the whims of fate and fortune. Bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people, and the Wheel of Fortune is a reminder that Nature is impersonal. Your destiny may fall, but it will also rise again, and this card is often an indication that your fortunes will soon start improving.
Divinatory Meanings
A matter of chance; good luck; success; opportunity; fate and fortune unite; a crossroads in life; a major decision; a spiritual cycle; an unexpected bit of good fortune; the natural ups and downs of existence; a surprising circumstance; unseen factors play a major role.
Reversed
Good fortune mixed with delay or burden; an unexpected hardship; obstacles; success requires perseverance; a bad choice; a missed or unrecognized opportunity.
Magickal Uses
Adds power to most spells, and is excellent for bringing good luck, success, and opportunity. It can also be used to manifest a change of fortune or circumstance, or to represent a cycle or a twist of fate.
Visual Description
A large wooden wheel occupies the center, its rim engraved with zodiac symbols and a pentacle at the hub, mounted on a vertical post. A blindfolded monkey sits atop the wheel, a jackal-like creature clings to the left rim with the word "SET" written on its body, and a green snake labeled "APEP" winds down the right. Four decorative panels show a white daisy with a circular symbol, a green leaf with a mark, a red maple leaf, and a white snowflake. A ribbon at the bottom reads "10 · WHEEL OF FORTUNE."
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