Wheel of Fortune
A cycle turning, with you inside it.
Things turn in cycles. Adapt to change and look for what it offers.
- cycles
- change
- perspective
Traditional association: Jupiter
What the card shows
A great wheel marked with letters and symbols turns in the sky. A snake descends on one side and a jackal-headed figure rises on the other, while a sphinx holding a sword sits on top. Four winged figures, each reading a book, float in the corners among clouds.
Ten is the number of a completed cycle. Jupiter, the usual planet, is linked with expansion and luck. The picture is about rising and falling, and about what stays steady while the wheel moves.
▲Upright
Circumstances shift in cycles. You cannot stop the wheel, but you can choose how to meet it.
What cycle am I in, and what is it asking of me?
▼Reversed
You resist a change, or feel stuck in a loop.
What pattern keeps repeating, and what is my part in it?
Wheel of Fortune in a reading
In love
Phases and patterns in relationships; seeing your own part in them.
Reversed: You resist a change, or feel stuck in a loop.
At work
Changing circumstances; staying adaptable.
Its shadow side: feeling at the mercy of events.
As a Major Arcana card
Life's big themes and turning points. A Major Arcana card points to a bigger theme than the everyday cards around it.
Related cards
The Minor Arcana cards that share the number 10.
Ten of Wands
Ten of Cups
Ten of Swords
Ten of PentaclesRead it with other cards
Questions about Wheel of Fortune
What does Wheel of Fortune mean in tarot?
Circumstances shift in cycles. You cannot stop the wheel, but you can choose how to meet it. Keywords: cycles, change, perspective.
What does Wheel of Fortune mean reversed?
You resist a change, or feel stuck in a loop. Blocked: stuck in a repeating pattern. Fading: a cycle winding down. Inward: change happening inside first.
What does Wheel of Fortune mean in love?
Phases and patterns in relationships; seeing your own part in them.
What does Wheel of Fortune mean for work?
Changing circumstances; staying adaptable.
What question does Wheel of Fortune ask?
Upright: What cycle am I in, and what is it asking of me? Reversed: What pattern keeps repeating, and what is my part in it?
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