Princess of Wands is a card of the Minor Arcana, suit of Wands in the Thoth Tarot. In a reading it speaks of enthusiasm, boldness, spontaneity and inspiration. In the Golden Dawn system it corresponds to the sephirah Malkuth, the element Fire and Celestial quadrant of Cancer, Leo, Virgo; throne of the Ace in astrology.
enthusiasm · boldness · spontaneity · inspiration · transformation
What does Princess of Wands mean?
Dare: a spark of inspiration asks to become a concrete gesture, right now.
Everyday meaning
A brilliant, bold young person, or a beginning full of enthusiasm. It points to stimulating news, new ideas, courageous initiatives and an energy that is hard to contain.
Psychological meaning
The fresh and fearless part of yourself that experiments, dares and lets itself be carried by enthusiasm; fire lived in the body without fear.
Initiatic meaning
Earth of Fire, the final He of Yod, referred to Malkuth: fire incarnating and offering itself. Throne of the Ace of Wands, she rules the celestial quadrant of Cancer, Leo and Virgo, bringing the spark into matter.
The shadow side
Ill-dignified, she is superficial, cruel, unstable, prone to whims and sudden anger.
Princess 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:
Enthusiasm spent or scattered in a thousand directions; whims, instability, broken promises.
Princess of Wands in love, work and spirit
In love
Seduction, spontaneous passion, flirting; plenty of warmth, less constancy.
At work and career
New ideas, creative projects, a spirit of initiative; a method that gives continuity helps.
In spiritual practice
The incarnated flame: the sacred lived in vital impulse and courage.
Kabbalah, astrology and the Hebrew letter of Princess of Wands
Malkuth · Fire · Celestial quadrant of Cancer, Leo, Virgo; throne of the Ace
Crowley on Princess of Wands
The Princess of the Thoth deck stands naked amid flames, with a wand topped by the sun, a tiger at her side and an altar decorated with ram's heads: fire made body, bold and free.
Frequently asked questions
What does Princess of Wands mean in the Thoth Tarot?
Dare: a spark of inspiration asks to become a concrete gesture, right now.
What does Princess of Wands mean in love?
Seduction, spontaneous passion, flirting; plenty of warmth, less constancy.
What does Princess of Wands mean for work and career?
New ideas, creative projects, a spirit of initiative; a method that gives continuity helps.
What does Princess 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: Enthusiasm spent or scattered in a thousand directions; whims, instability, broken promises.
What are the Kabbalah and astrology correspondences of Princess of Wands?
In the Golden Dawn system Princess of Wands corresponds to the sephirah Malkuth, the element Fire and Celestial quadrant of Cancer, Leo, Virgo; throne of the Ace in astrology.
