Major arcana
Wheel of Fortune: tarot card meaning
Upright
Reversed
General meaning
The Wheel of Fortune announces a turn of fate: cycles shift and something new is set in motion. What was stuck begins to move. Flow with the change instead of resisting it.
In love
In love it brings unexpected turns: meetings that feel fated, or a new phase in the relationship. What arrives now carries both karma and opportunity. Stay open to surprise.
At work
At work it marks a change of cycle: new opportunities, strokes of luck, or shifts in a project. Ride the favorable current while it lasts and adapt quickly to what comes.
Wheel of Fortune reversed
Reversed, it speaks of a rough patch or resistance to inevitable change. A cycle may be repeating because its lesson hasn't been learned. Loosen your grip: the wheel will turn in your favor again.
Sources: Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911); tradición RWS
Frequently asked questions
- What does Wheel of Fortune mean in tarot?
- The Wheel of Fortune announces a turn of fate: cycles shift and something new is set in motion. What was stuck begins to move. Flow with the change instead of resisting it.
- What does Wheel of Fortune mean in love?
- In love it brings unexpected turns: meetings that feel fated, or a new phase in the relationship. What arrives now carries both karma and opportunity. Stay open to surprise.
- What does Wheel of Fortune reversed mean?
- Reversed, it speaks of a rough patch or resistance to inevitable change. A cycle may be repeating because its lesson hasn't been learned. Loosen your grip: the wheel will turn in your favor again.
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