Wheel of Fortune tarot card
Major Arcana

Wheel of Fortune

Navigate cycles, timing, and karmic patterns with Wheel of Fortune tarot card meanings and interpretations.

Good LuckKarmaLife CyclesDestiny

The Card Imagery

Rider–Waite–Smith illustration for Wheel of Fortune

A great wheel turns in the sky, inscribed with Hebrew letters and alchemical symbols. Creatures from Ezekiel's vision appear in the corners. A sphinx sits atop the wheel while a serpent descends and a jackal-headed figure rises.

Wheel of Fortune Upright Meaning

The Wheel of Fortune represents good luck, karma, life cycles, and destiny. What goes up must come down, and what's down will rise again. This card indicates a turning point—fate is moving, and change is inevitable.

Upright Keywords:

Cyclesdestinyturning pointschangekarmatimingfateopportunity

Wheel of Fortune Reversed Meaning

When reversed, the Wheel indicates bad luck, lack of control, or clinging too tightly to circumstances. You may be fighting against natural changes or feeling at the mercy of external forces.

Reversed Keywords:

Bad lucklack of controlclinging to controlresistance to change

Example Reading

Question:

Will my luck ever change?

Interpretation:

The Wheel of Fortune says absolutely yes—change is the only constant. Your current circumstances are not permanent. Rather than waiting passively, recognize that you can influence where you land when the wheel turns next.

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