The legend of Spiderwoman, of the Pueblo peoples, is that She created (spun) the world (web) and wove a web-thread coming out of each being's head. Native American legends speak of connecting with the Spiderwoman by opening the tops of our heads with chanting. She will then spin her awesome Goddess spirit into our bodies.
Spidrwoman is portrayed as one being, in her three aspects: as the Maiden she spins the wheel of life, as the Mother she weaves the web, and as the Crone she cuts the thread of time.
The Moirae were three wise womyn who, according to Greek tradition, wove the fate of humanity. The wheel and web are both traditional symbols of destiny. Arachne, the Spiderwoman, was once a mighty Goddess of creation who wove time and circumstance, and was associated with webs and chariot wheels. She was thought to be the thirteenth sign of the zodiac. Later, the powers of these weaving Goddesses were trivialized, as were many ancient women's skills. Yet, the archetype of womon as weaver and spinner still resonates with the traditional card of fate, the Wheel of Fortune. Internalizing this archetype can assist us in seeing ourselves as weavers or creators of our own lives. This is an important reclaiming, considering we live in a society which teaches us that women cannot create their realities.
This card represents life as a living wheel and the wheel of karma, whereby we experience the results of the seeds we have planted in the past. Each time a similar situation comes around, we remember its lessons more clearly, until we can anticipate and time responses of our choosing. As we become more aware of the results of our acts, we develop more control over them. Our sense of destiny becomes a positive trust in life. Of course, great responsibility comes with this skill, and sometimes we wonder which is easier, the way of the innocent who steps blindly into joys and sorrows, or the way of The Wise One who must make so many careful decisions based on Her knowledge. For centuries scholars have searched for the perfect formula for turning the wheel of life, while some mystics urge us to get off it altogether, dismissing it as illusion, and therefore, rendering it unnecessary. The Pagan approach is to welcome it as a miracle, celebrating the major landmarks as sacred rituals with poetic ecstasy.
If you get this card in a reading you might be dealing with a sudden shift of events, experiencing the consequences of your deeds or those of your group. The nature of your fortunes should be reflected in the cards nearby. You are lucky now, and it appears that fate has stepped in, bringing a whole new turn of circumstances. Appearance of the Spider Woman shows us how we can do things differently the next time around on the Wheel of Fortune. She also gives us the strength to change.
Reversed meanings indicate that you are losing your connection with Goddess and your ability to create new realities. It can also mean that you are harvesting the fruits of a not-so-positive planting that you sowed in the past.

So all forms repeat, return,
Rebirth, dissolve, reflect forever
Down the passages of space and time,
Each birth the same, yet ever new
Universes blooming into unimagined worlds
That yet shall be Shekhinah Mountainwater