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.
Tarot cards are used throughout much of Europe to play Tarot card games.
In English-speaking countries, where the games are largely unknown, tarot cards came to be utilized primarily for divinatory purposes.
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:
- 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".
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