 The
Wheel of Fortune
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- The Wheel is a card that reminds us of the cycles
of life, how the Wheel or the cycle of life has its
ups and its downs. In some believe systems this can
also be referred to as the card of Karma. It relates
to fortune, be it good or bad.
In each of the corners of the card
represent each of the four elements. In the inside
of the card we see the Wheel itself, in this particular
deck there is a trinity, all telling us that life
is a continuous flow, or cycle, that when you are
down the only way you can go is up and visa versa.
When the Wheel is right side up in
a reading, it is telling you of all your good fortune,
often this card is telling us that we should be happy
and thankful for what we have because according to
the cards there is much good fortune. The thing to
know about the Wheel is that fortune does not always
have to be something deserved or that has been worked
at. Sometimes good fortune comes from nowhere in a
very unexpected manner. This is going to be true much
of the time. But the card can also be telling the
client that they have much to be thankful for in life,
and that sometimes when something is bothering us
or causing us pain, that one issue can help us to
loose sight of all the good things life has given
us.
In the case of the Wheel showing up
in a reading in the reverse position can often indicate
that the client has been through a great deal but
the worst is behind them, they are as the card says
on the way back up from the bottom. The Wheel once
again the reminder that when life has you down the
only other place to go is up, nothing remains the
same, change, cause and effect, these are the things
life is made of.
In
meditation, this can be used as a way to be thankful
for all that we have in life, it can also help us
to manifest within ourselves those blessings that
we carry in here whether through the laws of Karma
or through divine intervention, whatever your believe
system, there will always be that sense of blessings
verses hard times and obstacles. Understanding the
cycles of life is a very important concept to understanding
life itself and the Wheel is the card that reminds
us of this.
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