Wheel of Fortune Tarot Card Meaning
Major Arcana card X · Change, cycles, and luck
Wheel of Fortune: 10
Meaning
Your life moves in cycles. Good times and hard times both pass. You are used to change, and you often see a chance where other people see trouble.
Guidance
Do not hold too tight to how things are right now. Be ready to adjust, and use a lucky break when one comes.
Shadow
Blaming luck for everything, or waiting for fate to fix things for you. You cannot control the wheel, but you can choose how you move with it.
In Love
In love, things can change in waves, with good seasons and slow ones. Stay open to a lucky meeting, and do not give up on someone in a slow season.
In Work and Career
At work, change is part of the road, like a new role, a new boss or a new turn in the market. Be ready to adjust, and use a chance when it comes.
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About Wheel of Fortune
Wheel of Fortune is card X of the 22 Major Arcana. Its main ideas are change, cycles, and luck. In tarot, the Major Arcana show the big themes of life, and Wheel of Fortune is one of them.
If this is your birth card, it is a symbol to think about, not a rule or a prediction. Read the meaning, the guidance and the shadow side, and see which parts feel true for you.
How To Get Wheel of Fortune As Your Birth Card
Your birth card comes from the digits of your birth date. Add every digit of the date (year, month and day). Here is how that leads to Wheel of Fortune, for birth dates from 1900 to 2099.
- Tarot Birth Card method: you get Wheel of Fortune when your digits add up to 10, 28, 37, 46. A total above 22 is reduced by adding its digits again.
- Digital Root method: this method only ends on 1 to 9, 11 or 22, so it does not give Wheel of Fortune as a main card.
Do not want to do the math? Our free Arcana Calculator does it in a second and shows every step.
Quick Facts
| Card | Wheel of Fortune |
| Number | X (10) |
| Group | Major Arcana |
| Main ideas | Change, cycles, and luck |
| Element | Fire |
| Planet | Jupiter |
These links follow the Rider-Waite-Smith order, where Strength is VIII and Justice is XI. The card picture is a scan of the original 1909 deck, drawn by Pamela Colman Smith.
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Wheel of Fortune FAQs
What does Wheel of Fortune mean as a birth card?
Your life moves in cycles. Good times and hard times both pass. You are used to change, and you often see a chance where other people see trouble.
What number is Wheel of Fortune in the Major Arcana?
Wheel of Fortune is card X (10) in the Rider-Waite-Smith order of the 22 Major Arcana cards.
Which element and planet go with Wheel of Fortune?
Wheel of Fortune goes with the element Fire and the planet Jupiter. These links come from the tarot and astrology tradition and are symbolic.
How do I find out if Wheel of Fortune is my birth card?
Use the free Arcana Calculator on our home page. Enter your birth date and it adds the digits for you, shows every step, and tells you which Major Arcana card is yours.