Eight of Wands

Eight of Wands — Minor Arcana, from The 1909 London Deck.

Upright

speed, news, things moving fast

Sudden movement after a wait. News arrives, things land, and it happens quicker than you expect.

In a yes or no reading, Eight of Wands upright answers yes.

Reversed

delays, scattered, a message not landing

The movement stalls or goes in too many directions. Slow down and aim once.

In a yes or no reading, Eight of Wands reversed answers maybe — the situation has not settled.

What this card does in a reading here

A reading draws one card and answers the question you asked with it. Eight of Wands can come up either way up — reversals are on in this deck, because the 1909 original was drawn with them in mind — and the two readings above are the starting point, not the answer. The answer depends on what you asked.

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