Tarot · Wands
Three of Wands
- outlook
- expansion
- foresight
The picture
A man, seen from behind, stands on a height between three wands and looks out over a sea on which ships are sailing.
The meaning
The ships are already under way, and the man watches them go. The tradition reads the Three of Wands as outlook, expansion and waiting for the first results. What you set going is starting to move. The card stands for far-sightedness and trust in your own planning.
Reversed
Reversed, it is read as delay, or disappointment when the ships come in more slowly than expected.
In love
In love it is read as a relationship that grows, or a bond across a distance.
At work
At work it stands for expansion, contacts further afield and the first fruits of planning.
As your card of the day
Today you can let something run that you have set going. It is already on its way.
The Three of Wands looks into the distance. A thought about where you want to be in a year suits this day.
Wands belong to fire. The tradition reads them as the cards of drive, ideas and energy.
Picture: Pamela Colman Smith, Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, 1909, public domain (Wikimedia Commons).