Eight of Wands
Eight of Wands, minor arcana. speed, movement, messages, momentum.
Eight wands fly through the air over open country, close to landing. The card stands for fast movement, news and things coming together quickly.
Upright
- speed
- movement
- messages
- momentum
Eight wands fly through the air over open country, close to landing. The card stands for fast movement, news and things coming together quickly.
Reversed
- delays
- scattered energy
- waiting
- slowdown
A hold-up, or energy spread across too many things at once. Reversed, it points to delays and missed connections.
Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.
Astrology and numerology
In the Golden Dawn scheme that most modern decks follow, each numbered minor card from two to ten is given a planet in a sign. For Eight of Wands it is Mercury in Sagittarius. The suit's element, fire, comes from Wands.
Its number reduces to 8, which numerology associates with power, authority, material success. See every card that reduces to 8.
Yes or no
In yes or no tarot, Eight of Wands counts as a yes when upright, and as a no when reversed. This follows a common convention and not a rule from the deck's makers.
Tarot is a tradition of symbolism. This page says what readers traditionally associate with the card. It does not predict anything and it is not advice.