spinningspider
Having my sun in Sagittarius, the Wheel of Fortune is a card that not only am I attuned to astrologically, but is a wake-up call for me if it shows up in my own, personal readings. I KNOW I need to pay close attention when this card appears. It's a card that's packed with emotional possibilities...depending on where it shows up in a spread and whether it's upright or reversed. It's a card that's "in action" for a time, but heading for the inevitability of stopping . It can stop on happiness OR it can stop on despair OR it can fall somewhere in-between. Many things can be attributed to where it stops for a person: the circumstances one finds oneself in, the general personality of the person or people involved, the mood of the moment, how one handles crises or stress, the health of the person or people involved, etc. In a reading, I try to figure out whether or not the ball is still in motion (change is occurring) or whether it has stopped (what occurred due to recent change) or that it needs to be set into motion once again (change needs to happen.)
A few sayings that I remember hearing in childhood, "All good things must end," and "What goes up must come down," come to mind when I see this card. Both sayings aren't particularly positive, but do give me a reality check, knowing that if I get too cocky or am riding a bit too high on the wave, down on my rear I will eventually go if I'm not careful to check myself. Conversely, if it feels like fate has dealt a mighty blow or blows, I know that the pendulum will swing in the other direction eventually, always giving me hope for a better situation to come.
Change is inevitable...it's the one thing we can always count on. The Wheel of Fortune card often reminds me of this.
Robin's drawing of the "Wheel of Fortune" is much more meaningful to me than that same card depicted in many other decks I've seen. I find that I don't have to strain for what I need to learn from it. What it teaches becomes crystal clear quickly. Robin's card is full of human emotions...emotions everyone can relate to at some time or another.
A few sayings that I remember hearing in childhood, "All good things must end," and "What goes up must come down," come to mind when I see this card. Both sayings aren't particularly positive, but do give me a reality check, knowing that if I get too cocky or am riding a bit too high on the wave, down on my rear I will eventually go if I'm not careful to check myself. Conversely, if it feels like fate has dealt a mighty blow or blows, I know that the pendulum will swing in the other direction eventually, always giving me hope for a better situation to come.
Change is inevitable...it's the one thing we can always count on. The Wheel of Fortune card often reminds me of this.
Robin's drawing of the "Wheel of Fortune" is much more meaningful to me than that same card depicted in many other decks I've seen. I find that I don't have to strain for what I need to learn from it. What it teaches becomes crystal clear quickly. Robin's card is full of human emotions...emotions everyone can relate to at some time or another.