When does the wheel go up and when down?

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 25 Aug 2003, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Indigo_lady	25 Aug 2003
Just like that: When does the wheel of fortune go up and when down? I was just thinking about it. In a reading when do you think the wheel of Fortune is going up and when is it going down???? Thanks ;)

firemaiden	25 Aug 2003
hmmm, I'm not sure it is so much about going up or down, but rather about turning. I mean, when a wheel turns one side is going up and the other down. :D

jmd	25 Aug 2003
So, combining these two posts, the upward and downward movement depends on what position the person or situation is currently located. If someone or something is at its nadir, it can only rise, and conversely if at its apex, can only descend, as everything is, with the depiction of the Wheel, in motion. The direction of rotation, by the way, is also indicated by the position of the beings not on the top. It is deosil (northern hemisphere), hence clockwise. At times, it is not only the motion which may be difficult to bear, but the speed (or lack of it). This is especially the case when one awaits movement and resolution when the wheel has but begun its movement towards ongoing change :)

jog1118	25 Aug 2003
speed...hmmm... i never thought of it in this perspective. yes i definitely agree that when one waits for a promotion it seems to take forever while a simple mistake can send you downhill really fast... thanks jmd for that thought :smoker:

Elle	25 Aug 2003
I guess in combination with the 8 of Wands, that wheel would be spinning! Warmest, Elle

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