two of wands
22 Dec 2010 3 Comments
in daily reading Tags: paulina tarot, single card tarot reading
Image from Paulina Tarot.
This morning’s draw was the Two of Wands. When I look at this card, I feel rather repulsed. The man pictured seems clown-ish, or like a circus ring master, manipulating his audience with showy bravado. In a word, he makes me uncomfortable.
I wonder if this card represents me: crazy, a off balance, in my own head too much, flighty, worried too much about the exterior.
I think it’s interesting that the two birds on this card are holding their staves in an “X.” It’s as if they are barring the man from turning around and going back the way he came. This is true for life, and perhaps especially true for my own, as I spend too much time dwelling on past mistakes and successes instead of living in the here and now.
My view of this card is pretty negative. Interestingly, the Little White Book’s thoughts on the matter are expressly the opposite of mine. It says:
The figure boldly walks to the beat of his own drum as he glides upon the clouds. The bird-formed clouds manifest the power of his will guiding him to shape his future responsibly.
Meanings: Boldness, authority, originality, daring, influence, taking the initiative, seizing the day, straying from the crowd, creating your own style.
Hmm. Well, that’s not really negative at all, huh? My takeaway from this draw is to consider if my perspective on life needs reshaping. I know I have a down-in-the-dumps view of most things, and my main goal each day is to survive until evening. I already know that this way of living is no life at all. The Two of Wands is exhorting me to begin my journey toward a new way of living.
What does the Two of Wands say to you?
Dec 22, 2010 @ 22:13:08
“I know I have a down-in-the-dumps view of most things, and my main goal each day is to survive until evening”
Sometimes I feel the same way when I look back through my own draws of the day.
Seasons best, thank you for sharing your thoughts. Sharyn
Dec 28, 2010 @ 21:28:41
When I first looked at this card, it made me think that the two wands and swans(?) are preventing him from going back. It says, you can ONLY go forward, you can look over your shoulder at the past but you better move quickly because those swans aren’t going to let you linger there.
SO after reading your post, I was pretty impressed to see you the same idea I had. Very interesting, because that’s not what I usually associate with my decks’ 2 of wands.
Dec 29, 2010 @ 04:27:42
Whew, I’m glad you saw that, too! I’m not crazy!