From the author: In the process of writing this article, I relied on the materials presented in the books and publications of K.G. Jung, Hayo Banzhaf, A. Crowley, S. Heller, R. Gwaine, O. Telemsky, E. Monique, D. Fowles, S. Nichols, R. Johnson. as well as personal and professional experiences. As illustrations, I use cards from the Thoth Tarot deck of Aleister Crowley and Rider Waite.Mother. Stage three. Arcana X Fortune. The wheel is invariably a symbol of integrity. The center is at rest, it never changes, no matter what happens around. Everything in the world arises, develops, exists, and then collapses, but the center is always unchanged. This is eternity. The wheel rim is constantly moving. This is time. On the rim of the wheel we see figures that are the image of the three main forms that control the course of events. Crowley describes them as Brahma the creator (Hermanubis), Vishnu the preserver (Sphinx) and Shiva the destroyer (Typhon). These deities of the Hindu religion show how eternity and infinity are transformed into the personal destiny of each person. Typhon pulls the wheel down. Its destructive power indicates something that has already happened, passed, or taken place. In contrast, Hermanubis points to the creation of form at the very beginning of this process; he personifies the energy of renewal. The Sphinx, looking from above at all this fuss, seems to connect the two previous characters, or rather the two opposite poles that they personify. It seems to show that all efforts to control the world are futile and one should learn humility before fate. The totality of these characters and their semantic load gives us the meaning of the Fortune card. The map contains all the variety of tasks that need to be completed in life. In order to most fully reveal the content and meaning of this stage of a woman’s life, it is necessary to turn to C. G. Jung’s typology. It is known that Jung identified four psychological functions that he identified, namely thinking and feeling (rational), sensation and intuition (irrational), and all four functions are present in each person, but they are expressed to varying degrees. So one of these functions will be the leading one, it is clearly expressed and perfectly realized. One or two more functions are auxiliary. Jung also says that in life a person, as a rule, realizes three of the four functions, and the fourth, like a treasure in fairy tales and epics, is lost and must be found. Why is this happening? Perhaps because we develop what comes easier, directing all our strength to it, and the repressed part, being undeveloped, still influences life, forcing us to make mistakes. On the Rider Waite Tarot card, in the corners of the card we see four figures , corresponding to the elements of fire, earth, air and water, which, in turn, correspond to the psychological functions described above. They hold open books in their hands. This helps us penetrate the message of the card. That function that is not conscious, repressed into the unconscious and is a source of error must be studied, recognized and integrated to achieve integrity, because the power lies in the unity of all parts. And this path leads to paradoxical consciousness, and such consciousness allows one to achieve unity. Paradox belongs, oddly enough, to the highest spiritual values; unambiguity is a sign of weakness. Only paradox is capable of at least partially expressing the fullness of life, while unambiguity and consistency are one-sided, and therefore unsuitable for expressing the inexpressible. (K.G. Jung) PS. It is important and valuable for me to know whether you liked my article or found it useful, so I will be grateful for your thanks and comments