Wands Flashcards
Ace of Wands
Right Side: creation, inspiration, willpower, desire, uprush of creative energy that has not formulated into a goal or project yet, often accompanied by restlessness, new things are possible
Reversed: lack of energy, lack of passion, boredom, loss of motivation, lack of direction of where to focus passion
Two of Wands
Right Side: planning, making plans, these plans may not be set in stone or the final ones but they get us out there and trying, discovery, courage is needed
Reversed: lack of planning, bad planning, disorganization
Three of Wands
Right Side: looking ahead, optimism about future potential, expansion, rapid growth, ready to traverse boundaries, initial completion of a creative idea or project, enjoy the satisfaction while you can because you’re not finished yet, more work and plans needed to move forward, expansion, rapid growth
Reversed: obstacles, delays, frustrations
Four of Wands
Right Side: community, home, celebration, peace after a period of hard work, harvest and reward for efforts made, satisfaction, final goal not yet reached
Reversed: lack of communication, instability, home conflicts
Five of Wands
Right Side: struggle, battling the dragon of material reality to achieve the goal, compromises must be made, competition, conflict, rivalry, struggle for dominance
Reversed: avoiding conflict, apathy or depression from not causing needed conflict and staying stagnant, respecting differences
Six of Wands
Right Side: victory, success, public reward and acknowledgment, validation
Reversed: self-doubt, losing confidence, lack of recognition, punishment, jealousy from others over achievements
Seven of Wands
Right Side: perseverance, defense, defending yourself from competitors, stiff competition, being willing to fight and continue improving amidst competition, maintaining control
Reversed: giving up, destroyed confidence, feeling overwhelmed, comparing yourself to rivals that destroys confidence, fear of competition
Eight of Wands
Right Side: rapid action, movement, quick decisions, willpower and execution, confidence gained and action after triumphing over obstacles/delays/struggles, travel sometimes implied
Reversed: obstacles, waiting, slowing down
Nine of Wands
Right Side: resilience, pushing forward, last stretch, final challenge, to try one more time despite exhaustion
Reversed: exhaustion, fatigue, reaching burnout
Ten of Wands
Right Side: accomplishment, responsibility, burden, overburdened and oppressed by more than you can deal with, things need to be relinquished so the creative process can be refreshed and a new cycle can begin, the excitement of the first creativity is gone
Reversed: inability to delegate, lack of priorities, need to lighten your load
Page of Wands
Right Side: new stirrings of creative potential that need to be nurtured, accompanied by restlessness or dissatisfaction, these ideas may be impractical or impossible but are harbingers of more powerful inspiration, exploration, excitement, freedom, discovery and enthusiasm
Reversed: lack of direction/planning/execution, negativity, feeling caged
Knight of Wands
Right Side: charming/exciting/exuberant/unreliable young man who can inspire but should be taken with a grain of salt, change of residence sometimes implied because of feeling cramped, action, adventure, fearlessness, impulsivity, unrealistic,
Reversed: anger, impulsiveness, recklessness, acting without regard for consequences
Queen of Wands
Right Side: qualities of warmth/constancy/loyalty/creative sustaining of a vision, magnetic woman, full of warmth and life, courage in the face of adversity, determination, joy, fiery, strong, natural leader
Reversed: selfishness, jealousy, demanding, resentful, the negatives of a determined, bold character
King of Wands
Right Side: initiator and effective salesman of new ideas which leads to great change and manifestation, big picture/great vision, leadership, fiery and passionate, overcoming challenges with unconquerable passion, impulsivity with strength
Reversed: impulsive, unrealistic, overbearing, unachievable expectations, bad-tempered, impatience, pushy, power-driven, selfishness
