ACE OF WANDS
Ignition -- Inspiration strikes. A new cycle begins. Move energy forward into career and passionate pursuits. Great power lies within. Potency. Strength. Go with your first impulse.
SHADOW: Blinded by passion. Distracting impulses. Knocking other people's opinions. Dampening other's excitement and enthusiasm. Taking something you love and desire and burying it so deeply within yourself that it transforms you into a false version of yourself.
Tarot suits are an unfolding story progressing from the ace to the ten. Tarot aces sparkle with unique magic. Aces are the seed of their suit. The infinite possibilities of each suit exist inside the ace just as everything you are, were, and will be is tucked inside of you. Understanding how the ace is a seed, like a flower, fruit, or vegetable seed, will help you interpret the ace when it appears in a reading. It is true beginning.
The Ace of Wands ignites the world of wands. A single spark can incite a scorching wildfire. A mysterious hand appears through clouds. Clouds appear on every ace because they are the threshold and entry point to reality. What was hidden is now visible. What was unseen is now seen. Aces reflect the gateway of manifestation. First there is nothing. Then there is something. Aces reflect the beginning, the start. It is the birth of their suit.
A bewitched hand holds a sparking ace. The hand is the symbol of human ingenuity and potential. Hands suggest invention, creative ability, and expression. Hands can be used lovingly to comfort another or oneself. Palms and fingers caress and nurture. Alternatively, hands can be used for violence, in anger, or even to kill. Hands remind us of how we "handle" things in life. They are used for communication via sign language. Hindu and Buddhist traditions make use of mudras, hand gestures creating a specific energetic flow in the body. Interior thoughts move through our fingers when drawing, texting, and writing.
The Ace of Wands asks you to consider how you are currently handling the suit of Wands. How are you accessing the energy of passion that pulsates through you? Are you up to the challenge as a new cycle of excitement begins? Hindu tradition describes kundalini, or serpent fire, as uncoiling awakened energy. This fire energy is used for spiritual transformation. Are you ready and willing to let the energy of fire transform you?