Eight of Wands, Waite-Smith tarot, 1909

Minor Arcana · Wands · Fire

Eight of Wands

Thoth: Swiftness

In a reading

Things move fast: messages, travel, rapid developments. Act while the energy is moving.

Upright: Speed, movement, news, swift action
Reversed: Delays, frustration, scattered energy

Correspondences

Suit: Wands · element Fire
Thoth title: Eight of Wands: Swiftness
Golden Dawn title (Book T): Lord of Swiftness
Astrology: Mercury in Sagittarius (0°–10° Sagittarius, a decan)
Sephirah: הוד Hod (8), Splendour, Glory

Card image: Pamela Colman Smith, Rider-Waite tarot, 1909 (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).