My best friend's cat, Pascal, explains this card far better than I could:
The Wheel of Fortune reminds us that life never stands still. This version resembles the older Marseilles tradition, emphasizing the turning of fate rather than the Christian imagery found in the Rider-Waite-Smith deck.
At the center, Horus grasps the wheel while the monstrous Ammut clings to its opposite side. Whether Horus is setting the wheel in motion or trying to stop it, the lesson is the same: the wheel keeps turning. Joy and sorrow, success and failure, beginnings and endings all belong to the same movement.
Norma Cowie beautifully describes this card as the moment when "it is time once more to test your knowledge in your daily life." Wisdom isn't proven by what we understand in comfort, but by how we respond when the wheel turns unexpectedly.
Pascal reminds us of something else. Cats delight in batting things across the floor simply because they can. Sometimes life feels much the same. The universe toys with our carefully laid plans, leaving us to wonder what happened. Yet every turn of the wheel also presents an invitation. We can cling to what is passing away, or we can move with the change.
The wheel will keep turning. Our task is not to stop it, but to meet each season with courage, curiosity, and gratitude.
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