Saturday, 27 September 2014

Major Arcana - The Wheel of Fortune

After having attained Wisdom of the Self the Fool encounters the Wheel of Fortune, realising the ever changing and evolving nature of Life in this Universe. The Sphinx on top holds a Sword symbolising power and justice, it brings about balance in the four elements. The raft floating in water represents Emotion whilst the two characters on either side represent Instinct and Intelligence. While the Sphinx's wings allow her to rise towards Spirituality. The Wheel itself representing the material world and how unpredictable it can be...

As the Fool continues on his Journey unpredicted events will surely present themselves, he must learn to accept these and grow. There's a natural progression to life and we must learn to balance all aspects of it in order to Transcend. Chance, fate or karma, whatever we choose to call it we need to develop a personality that can handle change. By acting with pure intent, being Truthful and always keeping Love in our Hearts we have a good foundation to stand on...


In the Kabbalah the number ten represents Everything. The very top down to the very roots of the Tree of Life. One is the indivisible number of the powerful ego, and zero the number of infinity and circulation. The combination symbolising the macro- as well as the microcosm. It is Everything.

The Wheel of Fortune will come to you when you feel like life is stagnant. Even if your life seems uneventful, the Wheel always keeps turning, and at some point you too will have experiences you didn't think you would. Meditate on Change and impermanence as that's the only thing that's permanent! 

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