10. The Wheel of Fortune

“I open myself up, allowing everything to go past my life in their own way. I see unexpected profundity and commonplace absurdity everywhere.”

Vision

The once clear expanse is now fogged up. A mysterious tunnel opens up in the middle. Residents nearby gather to survey it. This is a game with concealed rules. We meet, hug, fight, take risks, give all we have, bid farewells, age, die, and start over. Anyone who comes close is unwittingly pulled into the game to face surprises and risks alike. Its meaning remains unclear. The rewards and penalties are unpredictable. Even every entry or exit from the game is dictated by fate.

Message

Always anxious about the future, I tend to overthink and panic even when things are going well. For someone like me, drawing this card is a relief: “Well, now there’s nothing I can do. I’ll just watch life play out its dramatic plot twists.” With this mindset, I gradually fell in love with this card. In this unpredictable scenario, I’m both a minor character blindly swept into the vortex of life and a great director who welcomes anything and anyone into the narrative. I can exist here or nowhere. When I let go of the tether that maintains my form, my pressure and fear vanish.

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