After the past few years, many of us have our doubts about 2026 and plan to enter with caution. Is there hope? More of the same? Tarot can provide a lens through which to tame the uncertainty.
In numerological terms, 2026 equates to the Wheel of Fortune card in the major arcana: 2+0+2+6 = 10, and the Wheel is number 10. This first two-digit number begins a new sequence, restarting a cycle as both a 1 and a 0. If you think about the major arcana in terms of life decades, the Wheel begins our teenage years, abundant in change, highs and lows, major shifts, and personal evolution. The Wheel exerts a cosmic, or karmic, influence on we mere mortals as we try to navigate this heady process.
It’s a bit of a spin, this Wheel. It can feel chaotic and unpredictable. The word fortune connotes luck, not necessarily destiny. Your task is to steer the former toward the latter.
2026 will undoubtedly demand that you pivot. You can resist and cause yourself pain, or you can cultivate resiliency—an emotional trait considered to be at the heart of human longevity.
Moreover, the Wheel would like us to have some fun. Laugh at the curveballs. Go with the flow. Stop overanalyzing things over which you have no control and instead conserve your energy for things that really matter for your personal development.
The astrological connection is positive, with a caveat: The Wheel is ruled by Jupiter, the “Great Benefic,” the planet of luck, growth, wisdom, and abundance. Jupiter values higher learning, travel, optimism, and generosity. But be wary that its expansive powers can amplify anything—“travel” (physically or metaphorically) too much and risk losing stability. Revel in optimism without a reality check and hard work, and you may find your checkbook suffering.
If there is one daily question for 2026, it might be, “Toward what good am I steering my wheel today?”