Wands Tarot Meanings

Ace of wands:

  • Upright: new opportunities, growth, potential, energy-positive beginnings, fertility, transformation, new location, your efforts are turning the idea into a successful reality.

  • Reversed: lack of direction, distractions, delays energy and mystical talent are wasted.

Two of Wands:

  • Upright: striking out on a journey or new path, progress, decisions, discovery. Waiting for a journey or a journey alone.

  • Reversed: Possible delays, unfulfilled promises, hesitation, disillusionment.

Three of wands:

  • Upright: Stood on the precipice of a new adventure, momentum, confidence, expansion, growth, foresight, looking ahead, bright future. A journey with others and teamwork.

  • Reversed: restriction, limitations, lack of progress, obstacles, delays, frustration

Four of wands:

  • Upright: Celebration, joy, harmony, relaxation, homecoming. In general a card of love and celebrating with loved ones.

  • Reversed: Personal celebration. Even if this card is reversed, it still carries a positive message, on occasion, the celebration is a pleasant surprise...  so pretend to be shocked. Can mean a delay in reunion most often.

Five of wands:

  • Upright: Conflict- yet note the wands aren't actually striking. Conflict without direction, clarity or attempted resolution. Disagreements, tension, competition. This card is often a card of conflict without violence.

 

  • Reversed: Inner conflict, conflict avoidance, tension release

Six of wands:

  • Upright: This card is all about public recognition for success. Victory, triumph, rewards, praise, acclaim, pride.

  • Reversed: Unsusuccessful or sucess is restricted, being unrecognized after hard work, impaired condition, fall from grace, egotism.

Seven of wands:

  • Upright: The card of self-protection and rivalry. Adrenaline, enthusiasm, ambition, challenge, testing skills, overcome mystical or mundane obstacles with style, wisdom, defending your position, humour. Can represent the moment before a conflict when adrenaline starts to kick in and feeling optimistic of winning and prepared to defend/compete.

  • Reversed: Not protecting your energies. Exhaustion, giving up, lack of confidence, restlessness, hesitation, denial in love, a breakup from external pressure, failure to hold your ground.

Eight of wands:

  • Upright: The card of making choices and options.Movement, fast paced change, action, alignment, long-distance travel usually by air, doing everything in speed,  holiday.

  • Reversed: Delays, frustration, resisting change, internal alignment . A state that lasts forever, the spell stops working, trouble with air travel, flights cancelled.,

Nine of wands:

  • Upright: This is a card of persistence and strategy. To not just move on from issues but act to prevent them happening again. Endurance, courage, protection, protect yourself and your reputation, stand up strong, always be cautious, magical protection might be the thing to do.

  • Reversed: Stagnant and lacking persistence or effort. Paranoia, fear of failure, looking to others for help when you should look to yourself initially, lack of courage. 

Ten of wands:

  • Upright: Many commitments, do not have enough time, feeling overwhelmed and carrying too much burden, you need to pick up and choose, prioritise, too much to carry on your shoulders.

  • Reversed: Mentally overwhelmed, physically exhausted, oppression, burdens causing actual damage to mental and physical health. Carrying the burden to extreme detriment or finally delegating- passed the stage of needing to act. 

Page of wands:

  • Upright: Inspiration, ideas, discovery, expect exciting and joyful news, determination and imagination, limitless potential, free spirit.

 

  • Reversed: Newly-formed ideas, redirecting energy, self-limiting beliefs, a spiritual path, rumours and hints, bad news.

Knight of wands:

  • Upright: Energy, passion, inspired action, adventure, impulsiveness, take bold action now.

  • Reversed: Haste, taking dangerous risks, confusion, an interrupted or derailed project, scattered energy.

Queen of wands:

  • Upright: Rich in affection and successful with family, talented Witch and a born leader of the magical group, a versatile person, modesty, open-mindedness, cheerfulness, charm, playfulness, excellence, social butterfly. She is very self-assured and feisty.

  • Reversed: Self-respect, self-confidence, introverted, re-establish sense of self.

King of wands:

  • Upright: superhero father, entrepreneur, an agitator; an attractive, open-minded, enthusiastic, and generous person, an adviser, artistic expression, creativity.

  • Reversed: Pride, greed, take advantage of the efforts and ideas of others, impulsiveness, selfish person, Haste, high-expectation.