Ace of Wands: tarot card meaning

Ace of Wands is card 1 in the suit of Wands, associated with the element of Fire. Drawn upright it speaks of a beginning, passion, initiative; reversed, of passion blocked, stalled action.

Upright meaning

a beginning, passion, initiative

A spark of new energy and inspiration -- a door opens and an idea demands to be acted on.

Reversed meaning

passion blocked, stalled action

A stalled spark -- an idea that has not yet caught, or initiative that needs a stronger push.

The suit of Wands belongs to Fire and to passion, initiative and growth.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Ace of Wands describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.