King of Wands
creativity • ingenuity • achievement • direction
Statistics
arcaneMinor
suitWands
number14
elementalFire of Fire
Meanings
Light
- Putting old things together in new and exciting ways
- Coming up with unexpected solutions
- Using your experience to solve puzzles and problems
- Doing what you set out to do
- Directing the efforts of others
Shadow
- Using your creativity to get out of honest work
- Investing great energy in avoiding responsibility
- Boasting about achievements without putting your expertise to practical use
- Lording it over others
Description
The physical and emotional nature to which this card is attributed is dark, ardent, lithe, animated, impassioned, noble. The King uplifts a flowering wand, and wears, like his three correspondences in the remaining suits, what is called a cap of maintenance beneath his crown. He connects with the symbol of the lion, which is emblazoned on the back of his throne.