With a new stimulus bill about to be signed it was only fitting that the tarot card of today is the Wheel of Fortune. No, there is no secret society out there that decided upon a tarot card today. It is however, the conclusion card that I had pulled in a recent reading and this morning I was thinking about it’s implications and meaning.
Very fitting card for these times. What will happen socially? Nationally? Internationally? Personally? Economically? Environmentally? We have yet to see. If you consider where you, the nation, and the world stands currently then expect the outcome to be based on current actions and agenda. I certainly believe that this is year is not just about personal change, but I really truly sense a large tide of change for the whole world. It’s not just about the new Presidency, but also about the ending of an era. It’s 2009, end of the 00’s . I wonder what kinds of changes and themes the teens will bring? Now is a very transitional but decisive moment for all of us. How do you want to exact change on the world? Whether it’s your debt, patriotism, or concern for the environment. Maybe you just want love, hope, or optimism. It’s all within your hands. Being that this is a card I pulled for myself, I am quite optimistic about it’s outcome.
General Idea and Meaning:
” The Wheel of Fortune is a type of energy that stands beyond the realm of our understanding and control. Certainly you can experience its effects in life, like you feel the pull of gravity on your body. But just as you can see the apple falling but not the gravity pulling on it, so too are the works of Fate and Destiny invisible to us. Only their results can be seen, and even then, only when Destny itself decrees that the time is right for its effects to be manifested. Unlike the majority of the Major Arcana, the Wheel of Fortune hovers in the clouds, showing that you can try to reach it, but that you can never fully understand it…
The wheel is an apt symbol for the forces of Destiny and Fate because it shows how everything is connected in a cycle; some might call it the circle of life. Everything happens in cycles; we rise and fall just as a spot on the perimeter of a wheel travels from the highest point, through all the possible points on the wheel, and then back to the apex. However changes will affect you depends on where you are on the wheel. If you are at the top then any change could throw you off, but if you are the bottom then a change could start you back up to the top. And for one person to rise another must fall – everyone is connected…
The appearance of the Wheel of Fortune shows that change is not only likely to happen, it is certain to happen, and soon. The nature of that change and the effects it has really depend on how much you understand the concepts of Fate, and whether or not you can prepare for it. Generally the change shown in the Wheel of Fortune is a dramatic change from the established order. So if you have been scraping along for a while, expect big changes in your favor within a few days. But if you’ve been feeling on top of the world for a long time, batten down the hatches and keep an eye out for storms – one is bound to hit you sooner or later… “
This excerpt was written by James Rioux (The Black Shadow), bshadow@nbnet.nb.ca.
Copyright 2000 James Rioux. (http://www.ata-tarot.com/resource/cards/)
