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Wheel of Fortune
ChangeCyclesFateTurning pointLuck
Upright Meaning
The wheel turns. What was down comes up; what was up comes down. Accept the cycle, ride the momentum, don't grip what is leaving.
Love
Turning point in love; fated meeting; cycle changing for the better.
Career
Career turning point; lucky break; sudden change.
Reversed Meaning
Bad luck, stuck cycles, resistance to change, victim mentality.
Love (reversed)
Romance stagnating; cycle of bad partners; resisting needed change.
Career (reversed)
Stuck cycle; bad timing; resistance to needed change.
Astrological correspondence
Wheel of Fortune classically corresponds to Jupiter — drawn from Hermetic / Golden Dawn esoteric tradition.