Tarot & Other Types of Divination
A learning-based blog for students of tarot. Existing blog posts cover all tarot card meanings, card layouts, and other bits relevant to the practice of tarot. New posts about runes, Lenormand, and other stuff coming soon.
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King of Wands
The King of Wands is powerful on a soul level. He can be charming and usually quite laid back and tolerant. One of his finest qualities is the ability to live and let live. Whilst he has strong personal ethics, he rarely tries to impose his standards on others. Will either travel the world or explore the mind. Interesting to know and rarely dull.
Queen of Wands
The Queen of Wands is the representative of the archetypal warrior woman. She can be compassionate and understanding but does not suffer fools. She can be incredibly outspoken and is apt to bluntness. Her need for honest self-expression comes from deep within and has little to do with societal rules of what is acceptable. When she tells you how it is
Knight of Wands
Personal freedom. Sometimes shows a foreign person coming into your life or extensive travel for you. Not usually ready to settle down. A lively and distinctive personality that thrives on unique individuals. The Knight of Wands hates routine and may have an aversion to authority. Traditionally, the knights are supposed to be under
Page of Wands
Creative intelligence, honest, outspoken and active. An attractive personality with an interest in life itself. Can be reckless and impatient. Could be too demanding for some to tolerate. If this card represents an actual person (or you), then you can expect a high degree of energy to be present. She may be bossy and arrogant when
Ten of Wands
This card indicates a feeling of being hugely overburdened by circumstances with little you can do about it. Sometimes there will be a way out, but it's usually unpleasant because it means having to let someone down. Or maybe you will appear selfish? Not that there is anything wrong with either of those scenarios, but we are
Nine of Wands
The appearance of this card means there is pressure around you, and you may find it very difficult to complete even menial everyday tasks. It does not necessarily mean that circumstances will be bad, but this card does show up when your energy is depleted. With the nine of wands, there can be a reluctance to get
Eight of Wands
This card is telepathy in action. If it appears in a reading when a question has been asked about another person, it is saying that the answers are already known. Conversations that are taking place in the mind should be listened to, and if this has not been done, then it advises you to try talking to the person in your head to see what
Seven of Wands
When this card appears, it usually indicates having to stand your ground over a principle or ethic. There is a lot of energy and willpower here but also a caution to check that you are standing firm for the right reasons and not just being childishly obstinate because you're not getting your own way. There is the possibility
Six of Wands
This card indicates success and victory. A feeling of expansion and joy is usually present after receiving good news or some other positive indication that you have achieved whatever it was that you wanted. Often this card will indicate public recognition and even fame if your career is in the public eye. It's an excellent card for those in
Five of Wands
There is so much that needs to be expressed, but too many reasons for holding it back. Sometimes it can be fear of how it will be received by the other person or a lack of control over how they will react. There can be problems being the genuine self but usually because of others who are around. A difficult card that speaks of
Four of Wands
This card indicates that life should be good. Contentment is available, but it speaks of being happy with things money can't buy. There could be satisfaction after success. Home life is usually quite settled when this card appears, and there is a sense of everything working out for the best. The four of wands will often represent
Three of Wands
A need for honest, open and direct communication. Something needs to be expressed. This card appearing in a reading can sometimes indicate that there is no power to change the outcome but that integrity must be maintained regardless of what happens. If you have anything to say, say it now, whilst conditions are favourable,
Two of Wands
A crossroads may have been reached, and intuition is needed to decide a course of action. Both ways will have obstacles, pitfalls, and distractions, but there is still a choice. If the reading is about a relationship, it is possible the current situation will eventually lead to separation as the ultimate destination is different for all parties concerned
Ace of Wands
A new way of being is opening up that is being met with enthusiasm and vitality. A new creative venture with the blessing of good circumstances, although a different kind of energy is needed to see it through to completion. Renewed passion for life. Having a strong interest in something greater than the self and respect for the power
Wands
All wands carry an association to the element of fire, and most often in tarot, we link this to impulses that seem to come from nowhere. Wands will also show elements of the personal mission, the stuff to do with your spiritual life. If you don't like the word spiritual, you can replace it with philosophical. Wands describe our internal