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The Wheel of Fortune
Card "The Wheel of Fortune" Credit: Tarot Rider-Waite

X The Wheel of Fortune

This card has its energies related to the planet Jupiter

This card has its energies related to the sign of Aquarius

This card has its energies related to the sign of Scorpio

This card has its energies related to the sign of Leo

This card has its energies related to the sign of Taurus

The Wheel of Fortune basically represents the harvest of what we sow. Despite its optimistic meaning, it does not suggest prosperity, luck, and fortune out of nowhere. All of this is related to the actions you have taken so far. If you have laid the groundwork by making sensible choices and pursuing your projects hard, your goals will be fulfilled. You sowed and watered your crops, now it is time to reap good fruits.

However, if you have accommodated or acted recklessly, your harvest may not be the best. This goes for the course of life or the situation in question. When the opportunity presents itself, you must be well prepared to seize it. This Major Arcanum brings optimism and announces that your luck may be about to change for the better. Fixed signs also influence the card, so Scorpio, Leo, Aquarius, and Taurus are somehow involved in the matter and can bring messages to the reading.

A little more about the card The Wheel of Fortune...

The Wheel of Fortune is the Tarot card number 10 and announces changes based on your karma, that is, past actions - whether recent or not. It shows that things are about to change - and usually for the better.

The card symbolizes the cycles of our life and even though it has that name, its symbolism is not just about money, but about life in general. It shows that nothing stays at the top forever, nor at the bottom forever. So, as the wheel is always turning, the cycles in our lives are made up of ups and downs: they start and end and then start all over again.

Jupiter is the planet associated with the Wheel of Fortune, a planet that symbolizes growth, expansion, opportunity, and success. The card reminds us how everything in life is fleeting, and transitory and we live through several cycles that begin, end, and restart. If we look closely at the card, we can clearly see the fixed signs that relate to it. These signs mean stability and support, but in the card, they are in the midst of movement and change at the four ends. The angel in the upper left corner is Aquarius, the eagle symbolizes Scorpio (the eagle is another symbol of this sign) and we can also see Leo and Taurus.

We also see Anubis, the Egyptian God who judges and takes souls to the other side. The sphinx at the top of the wheel also represents the fixed signs. The middle wheel contains alchemical symbols and the four elements. The outer circle represents the material world.

We also find other symbolisms in the card, such as the serpent and the book that each sign has in its hands, the Torah, which represents wisdom. The Hebrew cards on the Wheel are the so-called unpronounceable name of God.