Ace of Wands (tarot card)
[1] Modern tarot readers interpret the Ace of Wands as a symbol of optimism and invention.
Tarot's pictorial symbolism embodies intellectual, moral, and spiritual ‘lessons’ constituting collective human experiences across times, places and cultures.
Tarot establishes this much sought after connection between ‘self’ and ‘other’ akin to the famous ‘I-Thou’ relation in Martin Buber’s metaphysics.
This combination of success backed by hard work and luck is what forms the basis of the Ace card in the Tarot deck.
[4] The four suits, related to the modern hearts, clubs, diamonds, and spades, are swords, cups, pentacles, and wands.
It draws on the energy of the Ace of Wands: creativity, excitement, adventure, courage, personal power.
The leading French occultist of the late 19th and 20th centuries, who wrote under the name of Papus, rebuked certain of his colleagues for using only the Major Arcana for divination, and insisted that the entire pack is essential; and all occult theories of those whom Papus rebuked were in better accord than he with the true facts of the matter.
A deep spiritual desire and opportunity for self-discovery and self-realization that the individual has to draw upon for a year's time.
The primordial Energy of the Divine manifesting in Matter at so early a stage that it is not yet definitely formulated as Will.
Pollack-A gift of strength, power, great sexual energy, and the love of living.
Can symbolize a new business venture, a new undertaking, new foundation, and creative power with plenty of potential and ambition to progress and succeed.
Power and the masculine element of fire with its connotations of heat, vigor, aspiration, contest, enlightenment, and avidity to consume.
[9] Another says that the image found on the Ace of Wands card is the rod with which Moses used to strike the water out of the rock or the club of Hercules.
[10] When the Ace of Wands appears upright, readers often interpret a call for creativity and ambition.
[11] Tarot readers often interpret the Ace of Wands as a sign of new and positive future, especially in the area of occupation.
If one is already committed, the Ace tells that the relationship will undergo a 'new beginning,' and those in it will rise to new levels of understanding each other.
The appearance of this card has been interpreted as the sign of a turn for the better in terms of fortune and wealth, and sometimes it can even indicate gifts of money, or inheritance from unexpected sources.
As mind and body are closely linked, this card can indicate a new spiritual influence coming into one's life.
Most renditions of this card depict a hand holding a flaming torch thrust out suddenly from the clouds.
This is symbolic of our ideas or energy coming out of the hidden places of our psyche and into the light of day.
When the river in the ace of wands Tarot card flows into our psychic vision it is a message that we must consider the direction we are taking in our lives.
Specifically, since the ace of wands deals with passion and energy, we may want to consider where our actions are taking us.
Take the time to reassess one's goals and be confident one is heading in the life direction desired.
Mountains are a symbolic allegory for us in that as we climb them, each step brings us closer to our highest point.
[13] The key meanings of the Ace of Wands:[14] Huson, Paul, (2004) Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage, Vermont: Destiny Books, ISBN 0-89281-190-0 Mystical Origins of the Tarot Banzhaf, Hajo.
"Tarot Cards: A Literature Review and Evaluation of Psychic versus Psychological Explanations."
