Man, lemme tell ya, seeing a bunch of wands in a tarot spread? That used to really get me scratching my head back in the day. I mean, you pull a spread, lay those cards out, and bam! It’s like a whole damn forest of sticks staring back at you. First few times, I just kinda shrugged it off, thought maybe it was a fluke. But then it started happening more and more, especially when folks around me, or even myself, were really trying to get stuff done.
I remember starting out, you know, just picking up the cards, trying to make sense of what each one meant on its own. The books, they all tell you wands are about energy, passion, creativity, action. And yeah, sure, that sounded good. But when you’ve got, like, four, five, sometimes even six or seven wands staring up at you from a ten-card spread, you start thinking, “Okay, but what does that actually mean in real life?” It’s not just “energy” anymore; it feels like something else entirely is going on.
I started noticing this pattern big time during a phase where I was really pushing hard on a new side hustle. I was full of ideas, buzzing with energy, staying up late, getting up early, just doing all the time. Every time I pulled cards for myself, asking about the business, about my direction, about just about anything, those damn wands would show up. The Ace of Wands, the Three, the Seven, the Eight… sometimes even a Page or a Knight of Wands. It felt like the cards were yelling at me, but I wasn’t quite sure what they were trying to say beyond “Go, go, go!”
I’d lay out a spread for a friend who was thinking about starting a new project, and boom, wands everywhere. Another friend was trying to get their creative juices flowing for an art piece, and again, so many wands. It got to the point where I couldn’t ignore it anymore. It wasn’t just a random occurrence; it was a clear signal, and I felt I was missing the deeper message.
So, I didn’t go read more books, ’cause honestly, they all said pretty much the same surface-level stuff. Instead, I started really paying attention to what was happening in life when those wands showed up. I started keeping little notes, sometimes just scribbling on the margins of my journal after a reading. Like, “Lots of wands for X, and X is currently doing Y.”
My Personal Eureka Moment with Wands
The big revelation, the one that really made it click for me, happened during a period when I was feeling totally overwhelmed. I had so many irons in the fire: that side hustle, trying to learn a new skill, juggling family stuff, all while keeping up with the day job. I was constantly busy, constantly initiating things, but honestly, I was feeling kinda scattered. I was putting in a ton of effort, but it felt like I wasn’t really finishing anything to my satisfaction. Like I was running on a treadmill, full speed, but not actually getting anywhere concrete.
I pulled a personal reading then, desperate for some clarity. And, you guessed it, the spread was absolutely packed with wands. Like, almost half the spread. I remember just staring at them for a long time. Then it hit me, plain as day. It wasn’t just about having energy or being passionate. It was about so much energy, so much initiation, so much raw potential, that it risked becoming unfocused, even chaotic.
- It meant a massive surge of entrepreneurial or creative energy. Like a burst dam of ideas and motivation.
- It often pointed to multiple projects or endeavors happening at once. All those wands felt like individual sparks flying in different directions.
- It could signal a need for focus. All that fire is great, but if it’s spread too thin, it just flickers out instead of becoming a roaring blaze.
- Sometimes, it highlighted a period of intense activity without necessarily seeing immediate results. You’re laying the groundwork, building momentum, but the fruits of labor might still be a ways off.
It was like the cards were saying, “Yeah, you’ve got the spark, you’ve got the drive, you’ve got a million things you could do. But are you actually channeling all that effectively? Are you burning yourself out by starting too many things?”
From that moment on, when I saw a spread full of wands, my approach totally changed. I didn’t just see “energy.” I saw a powerhouse of energy that needed direction, management, and maybe even a gentle reminder to not overcommit. It helped me understand that sometimes, the message isn’t just about what you have, but what you do with what you have. It forced me to consider how I was distributing my own fire, and how others were too. It wasn’t just passion; it was about the management of passion, the direction of raw, unbridled drive. That’s what a forest of wands really means to me now.
