Card 24 • wands

Three of Wands

Brief Description

The Three of Wands highlights the potency of manifesting through trust and an inner knowing even when evidence is lacking. It urges you to continue practical work—new habits and spiritual practice—that create the conditions for your desires to manifest. Delays can breed discouragement and feelings of being overlooked, but these emotions are invitations to revisit your motivations rather than reasons to quit. Reconnect with your deeper purpose; the effort is ultimately for your own growth and fulfillment, not merely for external applause.

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Ally

There is something magical about manifesting magic into your life. It is built on trust and an inner knowing that it will happen, even though there is no evidence available to support this line of thinking. Just like our performer who watches the show from above, that which we are manifesting is looking at us. It is waiting for the right conditions to leap forth and join us on the stage. This means you have to keep doing your magic. Keep working on your new habits and double down on your spiritual practice. These are the mundane things that create the right conditions. They are the beacon of light your dreams are watching. Keep it shining bright.

Challenger

It can be disheartening to keep working, keep believing and still not see any results. You have put in the time, and you have done all the right things, but nothing appears to be happening. This is where most folks would just walk off the stage, thinking the spotlight seems to shine on everyone else except them, and they feel forgotten, abandoned, and unappreciated. When these feelings come up, you have to remember why you are putting all of this effort in the first place. It is because, at the end of the day, it should not be just to win the final applause. All of this is not for others, this is for you. Take this opportunity at this time to revisit your "why." It will help more than you know.

Visual Description

A fiery scene fills the card with swirling orange and red flames that form cloud-like shapes and drifting stars. Three small, dark figures at the lower center hold wands and move among the glowing smoke. Above them, a solitary horned figure crouches inside a dark circular opening as if looking down. Long vertical streaks of darker red create depth behind the flames, and a band at the bottom displays the title 'THREE OF WANDS'. The palette is dominated by warm yellows, oranges and deep reds.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Leeza Robertson, Michael Joshua Tufts

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