Knight of Wands is a card of the Minor Arcana, suit of Wands in the Thoth Tarot. In a reading it speaks of impetus, boldness, action and generosity. In the Golden Dawn system it corresponds to the sephirah Chokmah, the element Fire and 21° Scorpio – 20° Sagittarius in astrology.
impetus · boldness · action · generosity · flame
What does Knight of Wands mean?
Act now with energy: the moment rewards courage and immediate initiative.
Everyday meaning
An ardent, quick, generous and impulsive person, or a phase of sudden action. It points to departures, courageous undertakings, surges that are hard to hold back.
Psychological meaning
The side of the personality that acts before reflecting: enthusiasm, courage, a need for movement. It can be a gift or an excess.
Initiatic meaning
Fire of Fire, the Yod of Yod, referred to Chokmah: the fastest and most violent force of the element, like lightning. It rules from 21° Scorpio to 20° Sagittarius, joining Martial ardour to Jupiterian aspiration.
The shadow side
Ill-dignified, he is cruel, intolerant, brutal and unable to complete what he begins.
Knight of Wands reversed
The Thoth Tarot is traditionally read without reversed cards: the reader judges from the cards around it whether a card is well or ill dignified. This is its ill-dignified or blocked reading:
An impulse burnt out or held back; undertakings abandoned halfway, aggression or haste.
Knight of Wands in love, work and spirit
In love
Overwhelming passion, an impetuous lover; the fire can go out quickly.
At work and career
Rapid initiatives, relocations, bold projects to be sustained over time.
In spiritual practice
The fire of the Will bursting in; learning to keep the flame alive beyond the first surge.
Kabbalah, astrology and the Hebrew letter of Knight of Wands
Chokmah · Fire · 21° Scorpio – 20° Sagittarius
Crowley on Knight of Wands
Crowley shows a warrior in armour on a galloping black steed, carrying a flaming torch: the primordial force of fire in its race.
Frequently asked questions
What does Knight of Wands mean in the Thoth Tarot?
Act now with energy: the moment rewards courage and immediate initiative.
What does Knight of Wands mean in love?
Overwhelming passion, an impetuous lover; the fire can go out quickly.
What does Knight of Wands mean for work and career?
Rapid initiatives, relocations, bold projects to be sustained over time.
What does Knight of Wands mean reversed?
The Thoth Tarot is traditionally read without reversed cards: the reader judges from the cards around it whether a card is well or ill dignified. This is its ill-dignified or blocked reading: An impulse burnt out or held back; undertakings abandoned halfway, aggression or haste.
What are the Kabbalah and astrology correspondences of Knight of Wands?
In the Golden Dawn system Knight of Wands corresponds to the sephirah Chokmah, the element Fire and 21° Scorpio – 20° Sagittarius in astrology.
