Three of Wands
Three of Wands or Three of Batons is a playing card of the suit of wands. In Tarot, it is a Minor Arcana card.
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Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play Tarot card games.[1]
In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.[1][2]
Divination usage
A calm onlooker facing towards the sea. There's a possibility that he is a merchant or looking forward to a journey. The three represents creation - looking forward to something with optimism - a mission. This card symbolizes enterprise, trade, or commerce.
Keynotes: Achievement - venture - traveling - pursuing a journey
If the card is in reversed, it means the end of a task, toil, a cessation, and disappointment.
Key meanings
The key meanings of the Three of Wands:[3]
- Achievement
- Fresh starts
- Long-term success
- Partnerships
- Trade
In popular culture
In The Waste Land, T. S. Eliot associates The Man with Three Staves with the Fisher King, "quite arbitrarily".[4]
References
- Dummett, Michael (1980). The Game of Tarot. Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd. ISBN 0-7156-1014-7.
- Huson, Paul, (2004) Mystical Origins of the Tarot: From Ancient Roots to Modern Usage, Vermont: Destiny Books, ISBN 0-89281-190-0 Mystical Origins of the Tarot Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Trusted Tarot (2010) Three of Wands
- "Eliot, T. S. 1922. The Waste Land". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.