Prince of Wands is a card of the Minor Arcana, suit of Wands in the Thoth Tarot. In a reading it speaks of dynamism, nobility, drive and pride. In the Golden Dawn system it corresponds to the sephirah Tiphareth, the element Fire and 21° Cancer – 20° Leo in astrology.
dynamism · nobility · drive · pride · generosity
What does Prince of Wands mean?
Carry your ideas forward with passion and speed: your energy is contagious and opens the way.
Everyday meaning
A young or energetic, generous and proud person, or an undertaking led with passion and speed. It points to decisive actions, courageous initiatives, a wish to leave a mark.
Psychological meaning
The creative ego that wants to assert itself: enthusiasm, the ability to carry others along, but also a need for recognition and a tendency to take offence over nothing.
Initiatic meaning
Air of Fire, the Vau of Yod, referred to Tiphareth: fire becoming active intelligence and vision. He rules from 21° Cancer to 20° Leo, transforming the protective sensitivity of Cancer into the solar pride of Leo.
The shadow side
Ill-dignified, he is arrogant, violent, intolerant, vain and ready to impose himself by force.
Prince 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:
Wounded pride, outbursts of anger, projects blocked by vanity or impatience.
Prince of Wands in love, work and spirit
In love
A generous and romantic lover, at times vain; an intense and eventful relationship.
At work and career
Dynamic initiatives, creative leadership, promoting yourself and your projects.
In spiritual practice
Ennobling strength with a purpose that goes beyond the ego.
Kabbalah, astrology and the Hebrew letter of Prince of Wands
Tiphareth · Fire · 21° Cancer – 20° Leo
Crowley on Prince of Wands
The Prince of the Thoth deck drives a chariot drawn by a lion amid flames, holding the wand of the phoenix: fire becoming conscious will and being reborn from itself.
Frequently asked questions
What does Prince of Wands mean in the Thoth Tarot?
Carry your ideas forward with passion and speed: your energy is contagious and opens the way.
What does Prince of Wands mean in love?
A generous and romantic lover, at times vain; an intense and eventful relationship.
What does Prince of Wands mean for work and career?
Dynamic initiatives, creative leadership, promoting yourself and your projects.
What does Prince 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: Wounded pride, outbursts of anger, projects blocked by vanity or impatience.
What are the Kabbalah and astrology correspondences of Prince of Wands?
In the Golden Dawn system Prince of Wands corresponds to the sephirah Tiphareth, the element Fire and 21° Cancer – 20° Leo in astrology.
