Two of Wands — Dominion is a card of the Minor Arcana, suit of Wands in the Thoth Tarot. In a reading it speaks of dominion, boldness, will and conquest. In the Golden Dawn system it corresponds to the sephirah Chokmah, the element Fire and Mars in Aries in astrology.
dominion · boldness · will · conquest · initiative
What does Two of Wands mean?
You have the power to steer the situation: take the initiative with determination and a clear vision.
Everyday meaning
Personal power, courage, the ability to assert yourself and to lead. It points to ambitious projects and the strength to carry them out, with a possible streak of hardness.
Psychological meaning
Will in its purest and most combative form: the confidence that you can bend circumstances. It asks you to tell strength apart from overbearing force.
Initiatic meaning
Fire in Chokmah, Wisdom as dynamic energy, with Mars in his own house of Aries in the first decan: fire at its most ardent and virile. Dominion is the will asserting itself before any form, pure directive power.
The shadow side
Ill-dignified, it signals obstinacy, bullying, violence, strength squandered in pointless battles.
Two 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:
Strength without direction, or frustrated; power conflicts, impatience, held-back aggression looking for an outlet.
Two of Wands in love, work and spirit
In love
Dominant passion and a desire to conquer; take care not to overpower the other person.
At work and career
Leadership, initiative, bold projects; a position of command to be managed with balance.
In spiritual practice
Learning to direct your own force instead of being directed by it.
Kabbalah, astrology and the Hebrew letter of Two of Wands
Chokmah · Fire · Mars in Aries
Crowley on Two of Wands
In the Thoth deck two crossed Tibetan dorjes, thunderbolts of the will, discharge flames and end in serpent heads: the power to destroy in order to create.
Frequently asked questions
What does Two of Wands mean in the Thoth Tarot?
You have the power to steer the situation: take the initiative with determination and a clear vision.
What does Two of Wands mean in love?
Dominant passion and a desire to conquer; take care not to overpower the other person.
What does Two of Wands mean for work and career?
Leadership, initiative, bold projects; a position of command to be managed with balance.
What does Two 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: Strength without direction, or frustrated; power conflicts, impatience, held-back aggression looking for an outlet.
What are the Kabbalah and astrology correspondences of Two of Wands?
In the Golden Dawn system Two of Wands corresponds to the sephirah Chokmah, the element Fire and Mars in Aries in astrology.
