The Queen of Wands

The Queen of Wands

This past weekend, I chose the Universal Waite Tarot deck to be the one I would learn the magic of Tarot with. I had always been interested in the Tarot. I remember trying to learn about the cards once before about ten years ago, but since I have always had such respect for it, I never really imagined that I had the skills to embrace the Tarot. Recently, I had my cards read for the very first time by Dr. Atticus Hob, a real-life Southern witch doctor! My experience with him has changed my spiritual life. You can learn more about Dr. Hob by visiting his blog, The Orphan's Almanac. I'll be sure to share the news when he comes back to Rockford, probably later this year. You can learn about my reading with Dr. Hob by clicking here.

On Saturday when I first noticed this card, I was immediately drawn to the Queen of Wands. I'm fairly certain it was the black cat that caught my eye, but whatever the reason, I have instantly bonded with this card. What's interesting, too, is that as I was shuffling the deck, this card literally jumped out of the deck at me! Quickly, I grabbed my journal and wrote down my feelings toward this card. I then read about its given meanings. Having learned about the card, I can see why it reached out to me in such an immediate way.

I took the Tarot deck out this morning and searched through the deck to revisit the Queen of Wands. After going through the deck one time, I could not find this card. I asked the question, "Oh, where are you, Queen of Wands?" As I began flipping through the deck once more, I knew something wasn't right. About halfway through, I said to myself, It must be hiding from me for some reason. Sure enough, I looked once again at the current card in front of me. When I passed it, I noticed another card stuck behind it - The Queen of Wands. Shocked (or maybe not so shocked), I googled Why might a Tarot card hide from me? which, of course, yielded zero results. Who would ask a question like that?! I was sure this card was playing with me, a sure sign of relationship we will share from now on.