Description and Symbolism
Some frequent keywords are:
Turning point ----- Oportunities ----- Possibilities
Destiny ----- Fate ----- Superior forces ----- Movement
Development ----- Activity ----- Surprises ------ Expansion
Quick happenings ----- Speed ----- New events -----
Life cycles
The most common versions of The Wheel of Fortune shows
a wheel floating in the sky inscribed with the letters
TARO and alchemical symbols representing the elements
underlying the four suits of the tarot, Fire (Wands),
Water (Cups), Earth (Discs) and Air (Swords). This recalls
the emblems of the four suits of the tarot actually laying
on the table of The Magician. Winged creatures are in
the four corners of the card, a man, an eagle, a bull,
and a lion, each with an open book. Depending on the tradition,
they represent the four seasons, the four gospels, the
four fixed signs of the zodiac, and the four angels of
the apocalypse.
Interpretation
Changes in station. Rich become poor, poor become rich.
Sudden reversal of fortune. Strong Buddhist associations
with the wheel of Dharma.
Mythopoetic Approach
The Wheel of Fortune is the intersession of random chance
on The Fool's journey through the Major Arcana. It represents
the forces that can disrupt, destroy, or bless the Querant.
It also represents the underlying order that the Magician
attempts to master. The letters on the wheel have been
read to mean "Rota Taro Orat Tora Ator," which can be
translated (if you don't mind syncretic translations)
to: "The Wheel of Taro[t] speaks the Law of Ator [Hathor,
or Love]." The tension between the two basic meanings
(chance and structure) can be useful to explore with the
Querant. Through its cross sum (the sum of the digits),
it is closely connected to The Magician, Key 1 and The
Sun, Key 19. Each represents a rupture with the previous
order; the Magician starting the journey; The Wheel of
Fortune introducing random chance; The Sun reborn from
the underworld. When it appears in a tarot throw, it typically
signals the insertion of a random forces, the start of
something new, or a need to understand the underlying
structures. It may carry a warning that The Querant needs
to accept the gift or curse that's coming and learn from
it. To the right is Anubis (Good) ascending and to the
left is Typhon (Evil) descending.
Esoteric:
Esotericism | Spell | Extra-sensory perception | Near-death experience | Parapsychology | Magical thinking | Spirituality | Karma | Meditation | New Age | Occult | Reincarnation | Chakra | Tantra | Black magic | Magic | Magick | Wicca | Ayurveda | Bach flower remedies | Homeopathy | Reiki | Angels | Satanism | Hypnosis | Witchcraft | Santeria-Lukumí | Sex magic | Spirit | Ghost | Feng shui | Amulet | Vodou | Body of Light | Incantation | Levitation | Magicians | Moon magic | Unidentified flying object - UFO's | Aura analysis | Esoterik search maschine |
Astrology:
Astrology | Horoscope Chart | Horoscope | Aspects | Planets | Signs | Rulerships | Sidereal astrology | Houses | Transits | Astrology and numerology | Ascendant | Elements | Composite chart | Financial, Medical | Horary astrology | Medical astrology | Mundane astrology | Sun sign |
Divination:
Oracle | Tarot | Precognition | Psychokinesis | Superstition | I Ching | Necromancy | Cartomancy | Divination | Biorhythm | Ouija | Chiromancy | Geomancy | Pendulums - Dowsing | Graphology | Numerology | Oneiromancy | Runic divination | Tasseography- Coffee Cup reading | Crystal gazing- Crystal ball | Cybermancy | Automatic writing | Clairvoyance | Psychics and Mediums |
