The Two of Wands appears when you’ve got your sight set on bigger things.

This sense of potential can appear in different facets of your life. A new project, idea, or professional path begins taking shape. On a personal level, you might find new connections bringing in a sense of expansiveness. Something good is brewing.

There’s a palpable sense of excitement, but mystery hangs in the air. What is this thing that I see and feel on the horizon? How do I get there?

You may have more questions than answers. There’s ambition, but plans are still fuzzy. Can you be okay with that?

The Two of Wands is the ideation phase. You’re asked to watch, observe, and engage with curiosity. The energy is not fixed; this allows you to fluidly engage with your ideas and feelings, seeing how they move with the flow of life.

What you manifest is a combination of doors you envision and doors that open. As your thoughts take form, watch where the openings appear. You might find that collaborators, relationships, or opportunities meant for you become visible.

The potential forming might require a big change. You might be considering a move or a different lifestyle. You’re following life’s next great adventure. The big shift may not be immediate, though. The Two of Wands shows change on the horizon, with small preparations beginning now.

Sometimes this card warns of dreaming for more when you’ve already got the good stuff. You might be longing for the next opportunity, goal, or lover. It can help to examine your motivations. What is spurring you on? What do you need to be fulfilled? What do you value?

In a relationship reading, this card can indicate movement forward, or alternatively, restlessness. You or someone else could be ready to move ahead.

But, there can also be restlessness. You or others of interest feel that the grass is greener on the other side. The fruitfulness of the present is abandoned in favor of what’s shiny and new.

Look to the surrounding cards to see whether themes of potential are present or if the cards suggest barriers, self-sabotage, or abandonment.

When this card is reversed, doors are closing or seem closed. You may need to explore new places or consider alternatives.

You might also be dreaming too big. The expanse before you is overwhelming; you might need to simplify, scale back, or slow down.

The card’s reversal can also indicate a refusal to consider something new. You might need to be open to new vistas.

The Two of Wands most often brings positive changes when what you’re searching for finds a natural resonance in your life’s landscape.

 

Sources

Greer, Mary. Archetypal Tarot. San Francisco, CA: Weiser Books, 2011.
Greer, Mary. Tarot Reversals. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2002.
Pollack, Rachel. Tarot Wisdom. Woodbury, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 2008.
Snow, Cassandra. Queering the Tarot. Newburyport, MA: Weiser Books, 2019.
Tea, Michelle. Modern Tarot. New York, NY: Harper Collins: 2017.
Wen, Benebell. Holistic Tarot: An Integrative Approach to Using Tarot for Personal Growth. Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 2015.

 

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Tarot Spread

If you are drawn to the Two of Wands and want to dig deeper, get them outta your deck, make them your mascot, and draw some cards from the rest of the deck with this tarot spread I created!