Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune
The Wheel of Fortune signals that the tide is turning. Circumstances are moving, and a new chapter may arrive with fresh opportunities. Stay open and ready to meet the change as it comes.
Love A shift in your love life may arrive unexpectedly. Welcome the new energy and see where it leads.
Work An opportunity or change in direction could appear. Be ready to act when the timing feels right.
Money Circumstances may shift in your favour. Stay flexible and be ready to adapt.
Wellbeing Life feels in motion. Go with the flow and trust that seasons change.
Growth You are learning to ride the cycles of life with grace and openness.
Reversed, the Wheel suggests that change feels slow, unwelcome or out of your hands. Cycles still turn, even when they seem stuck. Focus on what you can influence, and let the rest unfold in its season.
Love Old patterns may be repeating. Recognising them is the first step to changing them.
Work Delays or setbacks may test your patience. Use this time to prepare for the next turn.
Money Unexpected changes may call for extra care. Build a cushion so you can move through them more easily.
Wellbeing Feeling stuck can be frustrating. Small changes to your routine can get the wheel turning again.
Growth Notice which cycles you keep repeating. Awareness helps you choose differently next time.
Symbols in the glass
- turning wheel the natural cycles of rise and fall
- sphinx steady wisdom that stays balanced through change
- descending serpent letting go as the cycle turns
- rising figure renewal and upward movement
- four winged creatures the fixed signs and stability within change
- letters TARO and ROTA the wheel of the tarot and the word turning back on itself
A great golden wheel marked with letters and alchemical symbols turns in the sky among clouds. A sphinx with a sword sits on top, a snake descends on one side and a jackal-headed figure rises on the other. In each corner a winged creature reads a book.
Deeper lore
- Astrology
- Jupiter
- Hebrew letter
- Kaph (כ)
- Tree of Life path
- 21: Chesed to Netzach
- Golden Dawn title
- The Lord of the Forces of Life
- Number
- Ten completes a cycle and returns to one: an ending that becomes a new beginning.
- Names
- Wheel of Fortune · La Roue de Fortune · 命运之轮
Waite, 1911
Waite (1911) lists: destiny, fortune, success, elevation, luck, felicity. Reversed: increase, abundance, superfluity.
What cycle in my life is ready to turn?
Ask Iris about this cardFor reflection and entertainment. Meanings follow the Smith-Waite tradition.