The Suit of Wands

The Suit of Wands follows the life of a spark: from the first flash of an idea in the Ace to the heavy load of responsibility in the Ten. These fourteen cards speak about ambition, creativity, courage and passion. When Wands dominate your spread, the question is usually about what you want and how boldly you're willing to go after it.

Wands are the suit of fire. They describe what you want, what excites you and the energy you bring to your goals. In a reading, a cluster of Wands usually means the situation is about motivation, career drive, creative projects or desire, and that things may move quickly.

How to read the Wands by number

• Ace of Wands: Aces carry the pure, undiluted energy of their suit. They are seeds and doorways: an offer, an opening, a first spark.
• Five of Wands: Fives introduce disruption. They are the challenge in the middle of each suit's story, and they ask you to adapt.
• Ten of Wands: Tens complete the cycle, sometimes as fulfillment and sometimes as a burden that must be released.

The four court cards, the Page, Knight, Queen and King of Wands, can describe real people in your life or parts of your own personality.