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By Sarah Taylor
After victory, there is a call to order and a reminder of where you stand in the greater scheme of things. It might help to keep this in mind when the potential for conflict — with yourself as much as others — arises.
The cards are set on pointing something out to us right now. Three weeks ago, we had the Six of Wands in the central position; two weeks ago, we had the Seven of Wands and The Empress in positions two and three respectively; and last week, the Six of Wands was drawn in the third position.
First, let’s focus briefly on the idea of Wands generally. Something is in the process of being shaped here — forged in the creative fires. It wants to be brought forward. Wands are manifestation, visually expressed. This energy is mercurial at times. Unlike Pentacles, which, as representatives of the physical world, are solid in nature and slower to move and evolve, Wands — prefiguring even thought — are light and agile. Like the element fire that they represent, they are dynamic and constantly moving, but not so easily containable. They are mutable. To work effectively and efficiently with Wands energy requires care, attention and discipline.
If we work on the theory (and it is only a theory, one of many) that the readings over the weeks are interlinked to the point where they are telling a story to us about ourselves, then it feels like we are revisiting and refining — perhaps redefining — a process of working with our own creative natures.