Eight of WandsTarot card meaning
The Eight of Wands is a Minor Arcana card in the suit of Wands. In tarot it means speed, news and things in flight. As a yes or no answer, it leans yes.
Everything accelerates at once. The Eight of Wands is arrows in flight, messages, movement, momentum. What was stuck is suddenly rushing. Answer fast, pack light.
In a yes or no reading: Yes · yes or no tarot →
- Element
- Fire
- Astrology
- Mercury in Sagittarius
- Number
- 8
What the card shows
Eight wands fly together across open sky, slanting down toward a green valley and a river. There are no people in the card at all: this is the only moment in the suit where nothing depends on anyone. Things are simply in motion, and they are about to land.
Eight of Wands reversed
Arrows mid-air, going nowhere, delays, mixed signals, hurry without progress. Reversed, it counsels: slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
How to read a reversed card →Eight of Wands in love
In love, the Eight of Wands is speed: eight staffs in the air, all in the same direction. It speaks of messages flying back and forth, of a sudden crush, of a trip to see each other, of something moving faster than you expected. The card says the arrival is near. All it asks is that you do not brake out of fear right before landing.
Is Eight of Wands a yes or a no?
The Eight of Wands answers yes, and fast. Eight staffs cross a clear sky on a diagonal, all in the same direction, none of them landed yet. What you ask is moving faster than you think. Get ready for the arrival instead of still waiting for the departure.
Compare: the same card in all four suits
| Card | Keyword | Element | Yes or no |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eight of Wands | speed | Fire | Yes |
| Eight of Cups | walking away | Water | Yes |
| Eight of Swords | self-imprisonment | Air | No |
| Eight of Pentacles | mastery | Earth | Not yet clear |
Cards that often appear with it
- Nine of Wands
The next card in the suit
- Eight of Cups
The same number in the opposed element
- The Sun
The Major Arcana that rules this suit's questions
Number and correspondence
In the deck's old correspondences, the Eight of Wands belongs to Mercury in Sagittarius.
Will this card find you tonight?
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