- Suit
- Wands
- Keywords
- Vision • Leadership
- Astrology
- Air of Fire (Leo)
- Yes or no
- Yes
Leadership with a vision and the will to stand behind it; the one who points the way and walks in front.
King of Wands upright
Leadership with a vision and the will to stand behind it; the one who points the way and walks in front. Wands belong to fire: drive, ambition and inspiration. A Wands card is about where your energy goes.
King of Wands reversed
Authoritarianism; a harshness that gives orders without listening.
A reversed card is not automatically bad news. It can mean the upright meaning is weaker, turned inward, or flipped; the cards around it tell you which.
In love and relationships
Someone who keeps their word and shows the way; a mature, committed love.
Work and money
Leadership with a vision and the will to stand behind it; the person at the head of what's being built.
Advice
Describing the vision isn't enough; someone has to carry it out. Whatever you don't delegate stays limited to you. Asking how a delegated task is going isn't control; it's ownership.
Is King of Wands yes or no?
Yes. This card leans toward yes: the conditions it describes support what you are asking about.
Astrological correspondence
In the Golden Dawn system, which the Rider-Waite-Smith deck was drawn within, King of Wands corresponds to Air of Fire (Leo).
