The Wheel and Justice
As the sun reaches its zenith, we move from The Wheel to Justice.
The image in The Wheel shows Arianrhod casting a circle – this is the circle of cyclical renewal. In her left hand we see a symbol for the Wheel of The Year (there's that number 8 symbolism again from the Ace of Wands). Her flail and her Wand (another link between this card and the suit of Wands) show us her powers to create (Wand) and to destroy (flail).
The accompanying book draws links between the X The Wheel and I The Magician, with the Wheel showing how the divine energies drawn down by the Magician and further drawn down into the land itself.
One way that we will feel The Wheel's effects at the Solstice is with the tailing off of the Swords suit and the beginning of the Wands. We are feeling the full effects of the change of gear – the internal, thought-based Swords energy is morphing into the external, physically active and enthusiastic energy of the Wands.
Another way that we will feel it is that – for better or worse – the days are starting to become shorter from this point forward!
The Wheel asks us to consider:
