Description: On the corners of this Tarot card are the mystical animals mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel 1:10, Revelation 4:7). They correspond to the fixed signs of the zodiac: the bull to Taurus; the lion to Leo; the eagle to Scorpio; the man or angel to Aquarius. They symbolize the unchanging nature of reality in relation to the ever turning wheel of manifestation. That which was, is, and ever shall be remains the same, while the rotation of events goes on inside it The laws of cause and effect are always working.

The evolution of consciousness from lower forms to higher is represented by the jackal-headed Egyptian god Hermes-Annubis, while on the left side of the wheel the serpent of cosmic energy flows into physical form. The sphinx is the equilibrating principle, the eternal self of man behind the veil of personality. The word TARO is interspersed around the wheel with the alchemical signs for mercury (above), sulphur (right), salt (left), and Aquarius, symbol of water (below).

Divinatory Meaning: Good fortune, success, increase. An unexpected turn of luck.

Reversed: Fortunes will have their ups and downs; there could be a turn for the worse, the seeker will reap as he or she has sown.