Wheel of Fortune

• goddess of fortune (Fortuna/ Tyche / Τύχη )
• unpredictability of fate, chance, unexpected
• woman standing, blindfolded on a ball
• VS → blindfolded fortuna, centre of a wheel, inscription 'i rule/i was ruling/i am without rules/i shall rule'
• cycles of life. youth→maturity→decline
• C16 and C17, discard 4th figure surrounding wheel (cf. TM) use hybrids, e.g. sphinx wearing a crown.
• different directions of turning the wheel. fortuna is no longer presented
• RW → 4 elements/evangelists/animals

• hemp
• Calendula
• sugar cane
• walnuts (?)
• hickory (?)

note: work in progress for PARN. not general reference

major arcana