Today’s Tarot Card: Two of Wands

• Posted on January 21, 2010 at 2:38 pm

I’ve decided to draw a card from one of my various tarot cards each day and blog about it here. I won’t promise to do it every day, but I think it would be a good way to get to know the cards better while updating my site more often.

Today I drew from my newest deck, the mini Art Nouveau from Lo Scarabeo. I took a photo of the card you so you can all see it. Now if I can just figure out how to get it into the blog post without screwing everything up.

The blonde woman on this card sits in a garden surrounded by purple orchids. She seems pensive and thoughtful in the midst of abundance. An odd face appears to her right and I’m not sure if it is supposed to be a creature or a garden gnome or whatever.

According to the LWB (little white book) the Two of Wands represents “a certain pain or sadness”.

This is very different than the reading given in the standard Rider-Waite system. Kenner’s Tarot For Writers describes the Two of Wands as a “card of influence” meaning authority, control and domination, but with a sense of loss.

Numerologically, two represents duality, so perhaps this indicates loneliness in the absence of “the other” despite one’s environment. Or perhaps the blonde lady feels trapped in her beautiful but lonely garden.

What does the card mean to you?

Lyndi

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