Symbolism of the wheel of fortune
Updated: Dec 13, 2020

Numerology: 10; to Pythagoreans, this is the perfect number & holiest number; completion of a cycle which encompasses all potential, all possibility; wholeness; independence
Element: fire
Astrology: capricorn; planet = jupiter
Kabbalah: Chesed (Mercy) = 4 = structure, the number of the Tetragrammaton, and materialism. & Netzach (Victory) = 7 = strength, determination, concentration; Letter “Kaph” meaning open hand/palm of the hand & symbolic meaning “cover, grasp”, meaning we create our own destiny. The palm of the hand also contains our destiny, as told in palmistry, which contains the imprint of the soul; ideas of mercy/benevolence with the emotions of what makes the individual happy

Angel: divine messengers, important information, light bulb moments; top left corner = Aquarius
Angel wing: protection, affection, hope, happiness, gratitude helps
Bird: rising above the normal, look at the bigger picture, take a higher perspective
Books: intelligence, self-understanding
Bull: power, stability, resistance to change, bullheaded, stand ground and fight; bottom left = Taurus
Clouds: transition, depends on the color of the clouds
Eagle: connection to spiritual powers, spirit guides, teachers; top right corner= (2nd decan of) Scorpio
Lion: courage, strength, fearless; right bottom corner = leo
Mountains: challenges
Snake: transformation, Greek god Typhon (god of evil) down the left side, the descent of spirit into matter
Anubis: rising on the right side of the card, Egyptian god of the underworld who welcomed souls
Sphinx: mystery, knowledge, strength
Trees: growth
Wheel: cycles of life, luck, chance
Wolf: loyalty
Zodiac Circle: circle of friends
YHVH: Yod Heh Vau Heh, the name of God
TORA: torah = ‘law’, tarot or ROTA ‘wheel’
Alchemy: Symbols for mercury, sulfur, water, salt which are the building blocks of life/four elements and represents formative power
Palmistry-- the mount of jupiter, jupiter finger
Sources:
https://thesecretofthetarot.com/numerology-number-10/
https://www.biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/major-arcana/wheel-of-fortune/
https://www.edelwyn.com/wheel-of-fortune/
http://www.esotericmeanings.com/thoth-fortune-tarot-card-tutorial/