ᚢ Ace of Wands

The Ace of Wands is a spark. On this site the upright card is the spark before the charge: raw, decisive energy, and a conflict that announces itself plainly, with none of the usual murk. Its reversed reading is the torch’s first failure in another form: a spark that will not catch however much kindling is offered, a beginning that keeps fizzling. The entry says the want is real; the ignition just has not happened.