Wheel of Fortune and Judgement tarot card combinations

Cards combination description

High arcan Wheel of Fortune and high arcan Judgement combination - Karmic cycle, going round in a circle.

Card 1 - Wheel of Fortune

The Wheel of Fortune is one of the most highly symbolic cards in the deck, filled with signs that each have its own meaning. At the center of the card, lies a giant wheel, covered in esoteric symbols. There are different creatures that surround the wheel; the angel, the eagle, the bull and the lion. They are related to four fixed signs in the zodiac - leo, taurus, scorpio and aquarius. These four animals are also representatives for the four evangelists in Christian traditions, which is perhaps the reason that they are all adorned with wings. The books that each of the creatures hold represents the Torah which communicates wisdom and self-understanding. The snake indicates the act of descending into material world. On the wheel itself, rides a sphinx that sits at the top, and what appears to be either a devil, or Anubis himself arising at the bottom. These two Egyptian figures are representative of both the wisdom of the gods and kings (in the case of the sphinx) and the underworld (Anubis). They are rotating forever, in a cycle, and suggests that as one comes up, the other goes down.

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Similar or supporting cards:
 Together with multiple sevens in the reading indicates a cycle change. Similar characteristics, although different meanings, are found with Death and The Tower as they all bring an element of change of an external nature (usually outside of our control).

Opposing or contradictory cards:
nbsp;Hanging Man and Two of Swords (no movement) Four of Pentacles (risk-averse, caution)

Wheel of Fortune combinations
The order of the cards would be important when reading in a simple line, for instance The Tower to Wheel of Fortune could show a turnaround in circumstances such as a blessing in disguise or bounce back from something initially perceived as a catastrophe. However, luck wouldn’t be running on your side if this order were switched (Wheel to The Tower).  With marriage cards it may show a ‘fortunate’ match, or the changing fortunes and circumstances in the lives of those involved due to the pairing.

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Card 2 - Judgement

This card depicts what one would imagine the last judgment would be, in the various forms that takes in many mythologies. The image in the Judgement card shows women, men, and children who are rising from the grave to respond to Gabriel s trumpet call. Their outstretched arms symbolize that they are ready to be judged by the universe. They are about to meet their creator, their actions weighed, and find out where they will spend the remainder of eternity: in heaven or in hell. The massive tidal wave in the background signify that judgement is unavoidable, and that this judgement will be final. Judgement is ruled by Pluto, who is the underworld s ruler. There are echoes of this card in Death, for they both remind us that everything comes to an end and that a new beginning is coming.

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Similar or supporting cards:
Six of Cups (past aspects) Temperance (renewal)

Opposing or contradictory cards:
The Fool (new and unknown) The Aces (new beginnings)

Judgement combinations
Judgement is generally quite easy in combination situations, as before a card is shows a past connection that leads to… or following a card may resurrect it, so either can work. As mentioned above, if any of the opposing cards are paired with Judgement it can amplify something from the past that leads to a new beginning (if it comes before) or a new beginning that resurrects something as a result (when following). For me, Judgement almost always takes you back to something. Aside from this…

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