THE SUITE OF WANDS
ACE
“Root of Fire”
U: A new opportunity; a creative growth potential; innovation; enthusiasm; dynamic vitality; emerging opportunities; new beginnings; the realization of goals; the pursuit of ambition; strength of will; innovative thinking; inventiveness; fertility
R: Setbacks; weakness of will; a lack of ambition; a failure to formulate goals; a lack of determination; lost courage, initiative or passion; missed opportunities; sterility
TWO
“Dominion”
U: Success; prosperity; ambition realized through hard work and strength of will; courage; enterprise; boldness; taking the bull by the horns
R: Pride; excess ambition; dishonesty; cowardice; a lack of success; a frustrated enterprise; a good beginning gone bad; failure due to dishonesty or treachery
THREE
“Established Strength”
U: Strength; success; the achievement of goals; hopes being realized; personal recognition; energetic growth; exciting new opportunities; ventures flourishing; the need to take acceptable risks; the pursuit of a bold enterprise;
R: Misplaced trust; treachery; mistakes; carelessness; disappointment; a lack of success; weakness; setbacks; delays; being blinded by pride and arrogance; a lack of vision
FOUR
“Abundance”
U: Abundance; fulfillment; satisfaction; prosperity; peace; beauty; harmony; romance; joy; stability; triumph
R: Ones plans coming up short; obstacles; delays; a lack of fulfillment; prosperity not attained; a need for greater effort; harmony and beauty in a lesser degree; learning to value the little things of life
FIVE
“Strife”
U: Strife; troubles; obstacles; opposition; a need for courage; success attained through strenuous, sustained and unwavering effort; a compromise that may be necessary to resolve a conflict; a need to hold your own by being as tough as your competition
R: Change being on the way; obstacles that have to be overcome; a new cycle that is emerging; a need to work harder; being aware that treachery and deceit may surround you; a warning to avoid unnecessary competition at this time
SIX
“Victory”
U: Success; recognition; your hopes becoming fulfilled; victory; the attainment of your goals; advancement; triumph; creative achievement; good news; peace being achieved at last; attaining the crown of your hopes
R: Defeat; bad news; disappointment; disloyalty; treachery; a lack of achievement; your hopes remaining unfulfilled; stagnation; missed opportunities; a lack of success; lost rewards; a need to rethink your strategy
SEVEN
“Courage”
U: Courage; strength; tenacity; perseverance; faith in oneself; holding one’s own; maintaining one’s position; success against all opposition; being victorious; clearing the way ahead of you
R: Cowardice; indecision; weakness; a lack of commitment; a flight from responsibility; timidity; inadequacy; being overwhelmed by a powerful opposition; the need to flee in the face of impossible odds
EIGHT
“Swiftness”
U: An awareness that change is rapidly approaching; the need to move quickly in a matter; opening up your mind to new ideas; a need for immediate action; good news; an end to delay; progress; improvement; success; a quick decision; a change for the better; your goal being finally at hand; mental expansion; the need to act decisively before an opportunity passes
R: Inaction; narrow mindedness; stagnation; trying to preserve the status quo; lost opportunities; inertia; the fact that time is running out; a closed mind; a failure to seize the decisive moment before it is lost;
NINE
“Strength”
U: Strength; stamina; courage; commitment; the will to go on; vigilance; bravery; decisiveness; mounting a bold defense; keeping strength in reserve; retreat not being an option; emerging victorious no matter what it takes
R: Weakness; adversity; calamity; a failure of will; impractical or foolhardy schemes; a lack of courage or emotional commitment; cowardice; an apparently secure position that could collapse
TEN
“Oppression”
U: Oppression from too much gain or success; overachievement; taking on too many responsibilities; becoming weighed down by endless details; becoming enslaved by an overmastering will; being driven by inner compulsions; being impaired by a limited perspective; a heart being tried by pain; too heavy of a workload
R: Deceit; lies; difficulties; falsehoods; self delusion; ones strength being applied to selfish ends; an attempt to escape from responsibility; a desire to ruin others happiness; biting off more than you can chew; a need to unburden oneself as the task is too difficult to bear up under
PAGE OF WANDS
U: Good news; success; energy; enthusiasm; a faithful lover; resourcefulness; vigor; strength; self confidence; an ambitious nature; loyalty; trustworthiness; success in love
R: Bad news; disappointment in love; deceit; egotism; instability; a broken heart; cruelty; ruthlessness; being untrustworthy; irresponsible behavior; a domineering attitude
KNIGHT OF WANDS
U: Good news; optimism; boldness; progress; success in love; generosity; faithfulness; nobility; a charismatic personality; sexual passion; too much haste; a lack of predictability; impulsive behavior
R: Bad news; narrow mindedness; ill temper; pessimism; conflict; a lack of success in love; treachery; pride; suspicion; jealousy; cruelty; self centered behavior; antagonism; a failure to accept responsibility
QUEEN OF WANDS
U: Personal success; self confidence; independence; inner strength; vitality; honesty; generosity; practicality; kindness; intelligence; sexual passion; using sound judgment; a charismatic personality; honorable behavior; shrewdness in business dealings; marital fidelity
R: Emotional coldness; jealousy; obstinacy; self righteousness; self conceit; egotism; a lack of consideration for others; narrow-mindedness; deceit; marital infidelity
KING OF WANDS
U: Loyalty; trustworthiness; honesty; kindness; generosity; strength; passion; nobility; understanding; self confidence; political success; high moral principles; decisiveness; an ambitious nature; being innovative; just judgments; alertness; an enterprising and adventuresome spirit; marital fidelity
R: Tyranny; cruelty; selfishness; ruthlessness; severity; intolerance; prejudice; a lack of feeling for others; being quick tempered and prone to violence; possessing an unyielding will and a foul nature; marital infidelity