February 7, 2011 - The Ace of Wands

Any time an Ace comes up in a ready, it signals a time of beginnings, of potential, of seeds planted.  There are no guarantees with Aces, just possibilities.  They require you to be active, to do your part if you ever hope to see the potential come to fruition.  For anyone who gardens, you know there's a lot between planting seeds and harvesting crops.


Wands as a suit are about action and energy, creativity and courage.  When the Ace of Wands shows up in a reading, it urges you to tap into and utilize your creative force.  Expand your potential, create a better way, come up with a solution, express yourself, open, unfold, do.  Make the staff of you bud and branch.  The life force runs strong in you.  


This card also encourages enthusiasm.  You feel eager and fired up.  There's an aura of excitement around you that is inspiring to those around you.  You are ready to tackle the world and those around you just might do the same when exposed to your infectious enthusiasm.  


When the Ace comes in a reading, you are confident and courageous, or you should be.  You believe in yourself and therefore are willing to tackle challenges and tasks that seem beyond your limit.  Want to write a book?  With the Ace in your court, you could make it happen.  Of course it does require you to take the initiative, to actually write, to apply yourself, get the skills you need to make it happen.  It's not offered on a silver platter.  If you get it, you know you deserved it.  


Here's what Joan Bunning writes about the Ace of Wands on learntarot.com: "When you see this Ace, examine your life to see how its potent, confident energy could work for you. Be daring and brave. Sometimes you have to risk to get what you want. Look for the path that will excite you and push you beyond your limits. Seize the initiative, and let your enthusiasm take you to new heights. Wands are the suit of individual power and fulfillment. This Ace tells you that a time of passion is beginning. You will be able to assert your best for all to see.


The Ace of Wands is also the card of creativity. Under its influence, you can become a conduit for inspiration and invention. Forget tired, worn-out solutions. You have the chance to be original. Trust your own creative potential, and there will be no end to what you can achieve."


Sounds pretty auspicious.  Now it's up to me to make it so.