Tarot card

Two of Wands

Two of Wands: power held in tension between achievement and dissatisfaction. The card joins the fire nature of Wands to its place in the numbered sequence.

2 correspondences · 0 with an ancient or scriptural source · 0 with no source located · Two of Wands in full

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The oldest attribution here is Sephirah and number Chokmah, first attested 1888 CE.

Sephirah and number

  • Chokmah

    Traditional
    Who says so
    Not yet attributed to a school
    Earliest verified attestation
    1888 CE
    Ancient or scriptural source
    Not yet investigated

    In the Twos, active and receptive powers meet. The suit begins to generate and take direction, though its result is still young.

    Evidence

    1. Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (primarily); Harriet Felkin (later material), Book T, c. 1888 — General meanings of the small cards under the Sephiroth, p. 27

      · Mathers, c. 1888 (Golden Dawn internal)

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Suit and element

  • Fire

    Traditional
    Who says so
    Not yet attributed to a school
    Earliest verified attestation
    1888 CE
    Ancient or scriptural source
    Not yet investigated

    Wands express the powers of Fire: initiative, animation, desire, enterprise and force set in motion.

    Evidence

    1. Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (primarily); Harriet Felkin (later material), Book T, c. 1888 — Titles and descriptions of the four suits, pp. 3–23

      · Mathers, c. 1888 (Golden Dawn internal)

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