King of Wands
King of Wands, minor arcana. leadership, vision, boldness, honour.
A king in a throne carved with lions and salamanders holds a flowering wand, with a salamander at his feet. He leads with vision and ambition.
Upright
- leadership
- vision
- boldness
- honour
A king in a throne carved with lions and salamanders holds a flowering wand, with a salamander at his feet. He leads with vision and ambition.
Reversed
- domineering
- impulsive
- high expectations
- ruthlessness
Leadership that overreaches, or a vision that has run ahead of reality. Reversed, the card warns against bossiness and impatience.
Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.
Astrology and numerology
Court cards are read as people or as styles of behaviour rather than as events. King of Wands is traditionally linked with the fire signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. These links are looser than those for the numbered cards, and writers differ over which court goes with which sign.
Yes or no
In yes or no tarot, King 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.