King of Wands

Leading with vision.

What King of Wands can mean for your day

In tradition, a king sits on a throne decorated with lions and salamanders. He sees the big picture and gets others behind it. Today is good for taking the lead.

Try: Tell someone the plan, clearly, and ask them to join in.

Where it sits in the deck

Tarot is a deck of 78 picture cards. 56 of them, like this one, are about everyday life. They come in four groups, called suits, a bit like playing cards.

Wands: drive, ideas and getting things going. In tradition, the suit of Fire.

Court cards are people, or a side of you. Page: the beginner, curious and keen. Knight: the doer, all action. Queen: the one who understands it from the inside. King: the one who's in charge of it.

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