Knight of Wands

Upright meaning

Bold, restless action and a desire for adventure. Energy is high, but patience and follow-through can be uneven.

Something to consider

Enthusiasm can get you moving; follow-through asks for a little more thought. Check what your first burst of action will require tomorrow.

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Historical texts

Waite: the card

He is shewn as if upon a journey, armed with a short wand, and although mailed is not on a warlike errand. He is passing mounds or pyramids. The motion of the horse is a key to the character of its rider, and suggests the precipitate mood, or things connected therewith.

Source: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — A. E. Waite (1922) · Public domain

Waite: divinatory meaning

Departure, absence, flight, emigration. A dark young man, friendly. Change of residence.

Source: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — A. E. Waite (1922) · Public domain

Waite: reversed

Rupture, division, interruption, discord.

Source: The Pictorial Key to the Tarot — A. E. Waite (1922) · Public domain

Mathers: meaning

24. Knight of Sceptres.-Departure, Separation, Disunion; R. Rupture, Discord, Quarrel.

Source: The Tarot: Its Occult Signification, Use in Fortune-Telling, and Method of Play — S. L. MacGregor Mathers (1888) · Public domain