WHEEL OF FORTUNE
The symphony of life is a perpetual wheel of motion -- Life's ups and downs. The rhythm and flow of existence. Expansion and movement. The Wheel of Fortune turns in your favor. The ability to ride with challenges and blessings. Accepting help from the unseen.
SHADOW: The inability to be happy and present in the present moment. A preoccupation with an imagined future outcome. Clinging to a magical fairy-tale ending where life will be perfect "when" and "if only."
The Shadow Witch fell out of time as she visited the Hermit. Time is an illusion, after all. The Hermit gave the Witch specific instructions: "Find the wheel. Make it spin." It didn't take long for the witch to discover an old spindle spinning wheel covered in curious creatures. She feels the Dark Wood spring to life as she becomes the activating principle of the universe.
The Wheel of Fortune reflects the motion of the universe and the ebb and flow of time. It is cyclical rhythmsmorning, noon, and night. It is the rotation of the earth as it travels around the sun. The wheel reflects ups and downs and life cycles. The secret to ultimate equilibrium is to find your center point. Can you focus on the center of the wheel? Can you place yourself in the stillness? If you do, no matter how fast or slow the wheel spins, no matter if you are moving up into pleasure or moving down into anxiety, you can access steadiness. This unshakable quality is a response from the truth of who you are.
The snake plummets down while the fairy rises. Each corner direction holds an elemental of earth, air, fire, and water. The wheel marks the halfway point between the Fool and World cards. The four corner fairies foreshadow the World card to come, and their books hold the secrets of the elementals.