Knight of Wands
Secret whisperGallop through the fire; hesitate and the flame turns to ash.
Upright meaning
Upright keywordsenergy, adventure, bold action, passion
Bold action and adventure. Move fast and follow your passion — just don’t burn out on the way.
Reversed meaning
Reversed keywordsrecklessness, haste, impatience, scattered energy
Impulsiveness is causing mistakes. Slow down long enough to aim before you charge.
About the suit of Wands
Wands belong to Fire: will, passion, ambition, creativity and work you care about. They speak of energy and action, of what you want and how boldly you go after it.
Reading the Knights of the tarot
Knights are in motion: the quest, action and the energy of the suit pushed to extremes.
In Waite’s own words (1910)
From A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, public domain. Original English text.
Divinatory meaning: Departure, absence, flight, emigration. A dark young man, friendly. Change of residence.
Reversed: Rupture, division, interruption, discord.
The picture
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.
