The Wheel of Fortune turns in the sky, carried by the sphinx and the serpent, with the four living creatures reading in the corners. It is fate, cycles and change: the wheel turns, luck shifts, and a new chapter begins.
The turning of fate: one cycle closes, another opens.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Destiny, fortune, success, elevation, luck, felicity.
Reversed
Reversed, the wheel turns against you or seems stuck: bad luck, resistance to change, the same pattern repeating until its lesson is learned.
A turn of bad luck, resistance to a change that comes anyway.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Increase, abundance, superfluity.
In love
Upright A fated encounter, an unexpected turn in love; a relationship enters a new cycle.
Reversed A downturn in love, old patterns repeating, or bad timing.
In work
Upright Lucky change at work, an opportunity, a promotion, a turning point.
Reversed Setbacks, delays, changes beyond your control.
In money
Upright Luck with money, an unexpected gain; but what rises can also fall.
Reversed Financial ups and downs, an unexpected loss; do not gamble now.
At home and in the family
Upright Changes at home, a move, a new phase in family life.
Reversed Upheavals in the family; a cycle that must end.
On your path
Upright Karma and destiny: you see the larger pattern of your life.
Reversed You repeat the same lessons; change the pattern and the wheel will turn.
Its counsel
Upright Ride the change. Luck favors those who move with it.
Reversed Accept what you cannot control, and change what you can.
Correspondences
- Arcana
- Major Arcana, card 10
- Element
- Fire
- Number
- 10
Dreams that carry this card
The Spider · The Labyrinth · The Clock · Synchronicity · Déjà vu
The Major Arcana
The Fool · The Magician · The High Priestess · The Empress · The Emperor · The Hierophant · The Lovers · The Chariot · Strength · The Hermit · Justice · The Hanged Man · Death · Temperance · The Devil · The Tower · The Star · The Moon · The Sun · Judgement · The World