One of the Tarot cards that has provenance over this part of the calendar is the King of Wands. He sort of watches over the last third of the sign of Pisces, and the first two-thirds of the sign of Aries - roughly from March 10th through April 10th. On the one hand, this provenance thing is a handy tool to predict timing in Tarot readings. On another, this makes it a useful time to contemplate this King's qualities. Notice I didn't say on the other hand, since when dealing with Tarot there are usually enough "hands" around to make a Hindu deity happy.
At any rate, here we have the King of Wands.
In readings, he serves as the significator (the card chosen to represent the person wishing the reading) for mature males born in the Fire signs of Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. When he appears in a spread, he can be a certain type of person, an aspect of the questioner, or even something else entirely.
Time out for a Tarot reader's lament: The King of Wands is one of the so-called court cards of the Tarot. These are the 16 cards consisting of the Page, Knight, Queen, and King of each of the suits (Wands, Cups, Swords, and Pentacles) of the deck. They are a conundrum for many readers, since they can represent people in the questioner's life, aspects of the questioner, or general qualities common in human nature. Which is it when a given court card appears in a spread? That's usually determined by the reader's intuition, the position of the card in the spread, the astrological signs of important persons in the questioner's life, or the sign of a total stranger who may appear in the questioner's life at some future date. Any wonder why readers whine when they see one of these little beauties in a big-deal position in a Tarot spread?
Now, back to the post:
As a personality (rather than the significator), the King of Wands tends to be bold and ardent. Fiery by nature, he pursues things with a passion, though he is not so good at sticking with things, as he always wants to move on to the next challenge or conquest. He demands a lot of attention and is miffed when not the center of things. He is a risk taker. A natural-born leader, he inspires others. Many love to bask in the heat of his flame.
The above is more likely to be true when the card is well placed in the spread. On the negative side (when poorly placed), he can be cruel and ill-natured, petty and malicious, vain and jealous. He's sort of an all-or-none kinda guy, if you know what I mean.
As an aspect of ourselves, this King is our adventurous side, whether we be male or female. Since Kings are action oriented, it's more about doing it than thinking about it. When he appears well placed in a spread and is a part of us, we're being given the go-ahead on whatever it is we are considering. He has the power and the presence to get things done. If poorly placed, we are asked to give things a good look, because the tendency to act rashly or in a cock-sure fashion is a real possibility, and we act thusly at our peril (couldn't resist the Elizabethan flourish, for some reason).
So turn your conscious attention to this card and let it speak to you over the next few days. You may as well because, whether you know it or not, he already has been since, oh, March 10th.
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