The Wheel of Fortune, perhaps more strongly than any other card, has a dual aspect of light and dark, good and ill. This card represents the circular nature of time as reflected in the phrase "what goes around comes around." Our live are full of ups and downs and none of these periods of difficulty or prosperity last forever. There will always be change in our lives and we must learn to adapt to the changes in our lives or we will be left behind as the world moves along without us. The Wheel of Fortune clearly indicates the transitory nature of the world and gives us an opportunity to reexamine our lives to determine where we are in the cycle at the time we encounter the card. If we are at the "bottom" we may need to prompt ourselves into moving forward and bringing about positive changes to our situation. If we are riding high at the top of the cycle, the card may be reminding us to "count our blessings" and not be callous or take our good for granted. The card is filled with symbols: the four beings in each corner are the symbols of the four Gospel writers of the New Testament. The wheel itself bears both the letters "TARO" for the Tarot and the Hebrew letters of the name of God, "YHVH." The sphinx at the top of the wheel represents success and good and reminds us of the sphinxes in the Chariot card. The devil at the bottom of the wheel is there to keep us alert, to help make us aware that all things are subject to change.
