The Wheel of Fortune: Spinning Toward Your Destiny
As the sun sets on this June 3, 2022, and the veil between the mundane and the magical grows thin, we find ourselves dancing in the orbit of one of the most powerful archetypes in the Tarot: The Wheel of Fortune.
When this card graces your reading, you aren’t just looking at a piece of cardstock—you are looking at the mechanism of the Universe itself. The Wheel is a cosmic reminder that life is not a straight line, but a series of cycles, tides, and seasonal shifts.
The Cosmic Rotation
The Wheel of Fortune (Major Arcana X) represents the inevitability of change. In the center, we see the wheel turning, suspended between the fixed points of the zodiac. It teaches us that what goes up must eventually come down, and what has been at the bottom is destined to rise.
In the witchy aesthetic of our daily practice, think of the Wheel as the Turning of the Year. Just as we move through the seasons—from the budding hope of Imbolc to the fiery peak of Litha—our personal lives move through phases of expansion and contraction.
How to Work with the Wheel
If you’ve pulled the Wheel today, the Universe is whispering: “Hold on, the ride is picking up speed.”
- Embrace the Impermanence: Do not cling to the highs, for they are fleeting. Do not despair in the lows, for they are temporary. The Wheel is constantly spinning; the only constant is change itself.
- Trust Your Luck: This card often signals a stroke of destiny. Be open to synchronicities. That strange conversation with a stranger, a recurring number, or a sudden opportunity? That is the Universe tapping you on the shoulder.
- Align with Your Rhythm: Use this energy to audit your own cycles. Are you honoring your need for rest, or are you fighting against the natural flow of your own energy? Take a moment tonight, under the glow of a candle, to reflect on what cycle you are currently closing and what new spin is beginning.
A Ritual for the Turning
To ground the energy of the Wheel tonight, take a single white candle and anoint it with a drop of patchouli or frankincense oil. As you light the wick, visualize the spokes of the Wheel spinning in your mind’s eye. Speak this intention aloud:
“By the turning of the wheel, What is hidden, I reveal. With the tide, I ebb and flow, Trusting where the currents go.”
Allow the wax to pool, watching the movement of the flame. Everything is exactly where it needs to be. The Wheel is turning in your favor, even if the destination remains cloaked in mystery for now.
Stay wild, stay wise, and keep your heart open to the magic in the spin.
— Moonzie