Uprightcycles, fate, turning points, change, luck
Reversedbad luck, resistance to change, setbacks, breaking cycles
Upright meaning
The Wheel of Fortune represents cycles, change and turning points. It shows that circumstances are moving and that luck is shifting, often in a favourable direction. It reminds us that life moves in cycles and that change is the one constant.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, the Wheel can point to setbacks, bad luck or resistance to changes that are out of one's control. It can also suggest repeating patterns that need to be broken.
What the card shows
A great wheel marked with letters and symbols turns in the sky. A sphinx sits on top, a snake descends on one side and a jackal-headed figure rises on the other; four winged creatures read books in the corners.
As your card of the day
Life is turning, and change is in the air. Go with the flow and be ready for a lucky turn. What goes around comes around.
“I flow with life's changes and welcome good fortune.”
Say yes to an unexpected opportunity today.
Questions
What does Wheel of Fortune mean in tarot?
The Wheel of Fortune represents cycles, change and turning points. It shows that circumstances are moving and that luck is shifting, often in a favourable direction. It reminds us that life moves in cycles and that change is the one constant.
What does Wheel of Fortune reversed mean?
Reversed, the Wheel can point to setbacks, bad luck or resistance to changes that are out of one's control. It can also suggest repeating patterns that need to be broken.
Is Wheel of Fortune a yes or no card?
Yes. The wheel is turning in your favor.
Card pictures: the 1909 deck by Pamela Colman Smith (public domain). Meanings based on A. E. Waite's The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910), rewritten in modern language. For inspiration and reflection only.