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Minor
Arcana - Wands
Wands, staves, rods or batons, representing creativity,
action, business and movement. They correspond to the Fire element.
King: Friendly
man, countryman (generally married) honest and conscientious, news concerning
an unexpected marriage or inheritance.Reversed: Good but severe,
austere yet tolerable.
Queen: A dark
Woman, countrywoman, friendly, chaste, loving, honourable, success in
business. Reversed: Opposition, jealousy, deceit and infidelity.
Knight: Departure,
absence, flight, a dark young man, friendly, change of residence. Reversed:
Rupture, division, interruption, discord.
Page: Faithful
man, a lover, an envoy, one bearing faithful testimony, family advice
or knowledge. Reversed: Announcements, evil bad news, indecision
and instability.
Ten (10): Determination
to finish a project, oppression from stress and strain, success of a kind.
Reversed: Difficulties and intrigues, self-reliance.
Nine (9): Strength
in opposition, meeting an onslaught boldly, formidable antagonist. Reversed:
Obstacles, adversity, calamity.
Eight (8): Swiftness,
messenger, great haste, great hope, arrows of love. Reversed:
Arrows of jealousy, stung conscience, quarrel between man and wife.
Seven (7): Valour,
war or trade, competition, barter, success in business. Reversed:
Perplexity, embarrassments, anxiety, caution against decision.
Six (6): Great
news, crown of hope, a victor triumphing. Reversed: Apprehension,
fear, an enemy at the gate, disloyalty, infinite delay.
Five (5): Sham
fight, strenuous competition, search for riches and fortunes. Reversed:
Disputes, trickery, contradiction.
Four (4): Country
life, haven of refuge, prosperity, peace, domestic harmony. Reversed:
Similarly prosperity, beauty, harmony, embellishment.
Three (3): Established
strength, enterprise, cooperation in business, effort. Reversed:
End of troubles, cessation of adversity, toil and disappointment.
Two (2): Riches
through effort, success through commerce. Reversed: Surprise,
emotion, fear.
Ace (1): Creation,
enterprise, invention, birth, starting point, origins, beginning. Reversed:
Fall, decadence, ruin, a certain clouded joy.
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