Well, we have a progression of Fire today. The image of the III of Wands is one that is familiar to me, as I live within walking distance of the Atlantic Ocean and only a short drive to the Delaware Bay, both of which I visit throughout the year. When walking on the beach in the winter, I am occasionally entertained by a flock of northern gannets as they dive for their lunch. The image on this card contains Water so at first glance we many think it is a Cups card but upon further view we see a bird, wings cocked back, diving deep toward a school of golden fish; one fish is more brilliantly gold than the others and the bird’s beak is on the verge of snatching that fish. Bubbles flow up from the bird’s wings and we can see a splash on the surface of the water caused by the bird’s dive. Flying above are several other birds, waiting for their chance to dive. The keywords for this card are exploring, leading, travel, and adventure.
The II of Wands card shows a golden globe of Earth encircled by many bees; all the bees are making use of the resources of this world and eventually, they will use those resources up. Floating above the globe of Earth is another golden globe, a new and alien world of untapped resources; a lone bee has ventured to this world and is ready to explore. The keywords for this card are daring, decisions, influence, and pioneering.
These two cards are filled with energy, filled with the heat and light and chemical combustion of Fire. Remember, Fire is an active element which represents heat that separates and dry that shapes. Fire is considered to be masculine (not sexual gender), so it is an outwardly-manifesting element that represents vitality, power, motivation, creativity, life force, and spirituality. It is both destructive and regenerative, not very stable, lacks physical existence, and is all action and ruthless intensity. All of these personality traits of Fire apply to these two cards and their similar messages.
These two Wands cards are saying that I should look at the big picture from up high in order to gain perspective and create a well-informed strategy, then execute that strategy with focus and courage. I should not be afraid if that plan requires traveling on a new path. The decision to do that may seem difficult, but I need to remember that if prepared, walking my own path could be very rewarding.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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