Two of Wands
Secret whisperThe world fits in your palm; the only question is which horizon.
Upright meaning
Upright keywordsplanning, vision, decisions, discovery
You have made a start; now look at the bigger picture. Plan beyond familiar ground and decide where you want this to take you.
Reversed meaning
Reversed keywordsfear of the unknown, playing safe, poor planning, indecision
Fear of the unknown keeps you inside your comfort zone. A plan that never leaves the room is only a daydream.
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 Twos of the tarot
Twos speak of duality: balance, partnership and the choice between two paths.
In Waite’s own words (1910)
From A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, public domain. Original English text.
Divinatory meaning: Between the alternative readings there is no marriage possible; on the one hand, riches, fortune, magnificence; on the other, physical suffering, disease, chagrin, sadness, mortification. The design gives one suggestion; here is a lord overlooking his dominion and alternately contemplating a globe; it looks like the malady, the mortification, the sadness of Alexander amidst the grandeur of this world's wealth.
Reversed: Surprise, wonder, enchantment, emotion, trouble, fear.
The picture
A tall man looks from a battlemented roof over sea and shore; he holds a globe in his right hand, while a staff in his left rests on the battlement; another is fixed in a ring. The Rose and Cross and Lily should be noticed on the left side.
