King of Wands
The King of Wands represents a commanding, visionary leader who acts with confidence, authority, and creative drive. The imagery—crown, lion, dragon-headed staff, sun with twelve rays, and spreading fire—emphasizes courage, determination, and charismatic power. Upright, the card encourages pursuing desires, taking bold risks, and trusting one’s intuition to assert authority and achieve goals. Reversed, it warns of feeling immobile, hot-headedness, suppressed anger, and a closed-minded perspective that hinders progress.
Keywords
Card Name
King of Wands
Description
A king sits in a chariot. A golden crown is on his head. A large sun with twelve rays appears behind his head. He wears a long cloak wrapped around his body. He holds chains which attach him to his lion. His staff looms high in the air and has a dragon's head at the end. The lion looks strong and determined. Fire spreads out across the ground. Nothing burns, not even the chariot. A winged lion appears in the air behind the king.
Keyword
Leader
Elemental Dignitary
Fire of Air
Correspondences
Cancer, Leo
Upright
Your authority is law; pursue desires; domination; take big risks; trust your intuition.
Reversed
Feel immobile; keep your anger in check; hot-headed; closed-minded vision.
Visual Description
A muscular crowned king stands amid flames, holding a long staff topped with a dragon-like head. A chained lion prowls in the foreground through the fire. A bright halo or radiance surrounds the king's head and a winged form is faintly visible in the smoky sky. At the bottom a scroll shows Cyrillic text reading 'Король Жезлов' and a watermark 'TAROSHOP.RU'.
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