Three of Cups – Tarot Card Meaning

Three of Cups Rider-Waite-Smith

Three of Cups Cardinal water Mercury in Cancer Keywords: friendship, celebration, joy, happiness, good social life, uplifting, party Rider-Waite-Smith  In the RWS we see three women dancing merrily, with cups of wine in their hands. They are almost lost in a frenzy of love and sociality. There is lush vegetation at their feet,  a symbol … Read more

Two of Cups – Tarot Card Meaning

Two of Cups Rider-Waite-Smith

Two of Cups Cardinal Water Venus in Cancer Chokmah (2) + Briah (water/Cups) Keywords: love, relationships, bond, happiness, sociality, joy, balance, Rider-Waite-Smith In the RWS Two of Cups we see a man and a woman engaged in what looks like a ritual ceremony, perhaps a wedding or handfasting. They are holding and possibly exchanging two … Read more

Ace of Cups – Tarot Card Meaning

Ace of Cups Rider-Waite-Smith

Ace of Cups Water Keywords: joy, abundance, overflowing, love, positivity, emotion, beauty, pleasure, fertility Reversed: sadness Rider-Waite-Smith “Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.” ― Bruce Lee The Ace of Cups is a card of great abundance. It shows a cup being balanced on God’s hand, overflowing with five … Read more

King of Wands – Tarot Card Meaning

King of Wands Rider-Waite-Smith

King of Wands Fire Keywords: Authoritarian, demanding, master of passions, career success, honor, nobility Reversed: Tyranny, despotic Rider-Waite-Smith The King of Wands wears the same yellow salamander cloak as the Page and the Knight. Thus, the King of Wands represents the fulfillment of the ambition of the Page and Knight, who both desired to one … Read more

Queen of Wands – Tarot Card Meaning

Queen of Wands Rider-Waite-Smith

Queen of Wands Water of Fire Keywords: Powerful, confident, experienced, has achieved her dreams and goals, her passions have been realized, filled with Fire, good luck, Matriarchal, fluid dynamics Rider-Waite-Smith The Queen of Wands sits upon a stone throne, upon which are carved fiery lions. She holds a wand in her right hand and a … Read more

Knight of Wands – Tarot Card Meaning

Knight of Wands Rider-Waite-Smith

Knight of Wands Fire of Fire Keywords: Boldness, all-consuming passion and action, reckless focus, narrow-mindedness, risk, but with the possibility of great reward, pursue your dreams, burning fire, being “on fire” Rider-Waite-Smith In the RWS we see a valiant knight, dressed in armor and wearing the same yellow, salamander cloak as the Page of Wands, … Read more

Page of Wands – Tarot Card Meaning

Page of Wands Rider-Waite-Smith

Page of Wands Earth of Fire Keywords: New ideas, creativity, new passions, but lacking maturity, following whims, no follow-through, budding ambition, beginning an adventure, start of Hero’s journey, call to adventure Rider-Waite-Smith In the RWS the page of wands is a young dandy wearing a bright yellow tunic covered with salamanders. He wears a hat … Read more

Ten of Wands – Tarot Card Meaning

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Ten of Wands Mutable fire Saturn in Sagittarius Keywords: oppression, overburdened, needing support, struggling Rider-Waite-Smith In the RWS we see a man hunched overbearing the burden of ten, heavy wands. Symbolically, he is oppressed by the weight of his own ambition. How far we have fallen from the ambition of the Two of Wands and … Read more

Nine of Wands – Tarot Card Meaning

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Nine of Wands Mutable fire Moon in Sagittarius December 3 to December 12 Qabalah: Yesod. Foundation Keywords: courage, health, survival, defenses up, ready, determined, strong, standing your ground In the Fool’s Journey through the Tree of Life, the Moon is the foundational counterpoint to the positive force of the Sun. The Moon provides the primordial … Read more

Eight of Wands – Tarot Card Meaning

Eight of Wands Rider-Waite-Smith

Eight of Wands  Mutable fire Mercury in Sagittarius Keywords: change, swiftness, action, velocity, passion Rider-Waite-Smith In the RWS we see 8 wands flying through the air. This swiftness is the energy of Mercury. Related to Mercury is Hermes, the swift god of messages and communication. Thus, the 8 of wands represents a change in circumstance. … Read more