Three of Wands: tarot card meaning

Three of Wands is card 3 in the suit of Wands, associated with the element of Fire. Drawn upright it speaks of growth, passion, initiative; reversed, of passion blocked, stalled action.

Upright meaning

growth, passion, initiative

A foothold gained and expansion underway -- your early work is drawing the horizon closer.

Reversed meaning

passion blocked, stalled action

Delayed returns or a partnership that is not moving as fast as expected -- keep scanning ahead.

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

In a three-card reading

In the past position Three 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.