King of Wands
King of Wands — the suit of fire, of will and enterprise.
The physical and emotional nature to which this card is attributed is dark, ardent, lithe, animated, impassioned, noble. The King uplifts a flowering wand, and wears, like his three correspondences in the remaining suits, what is called a cap of maintenance beneath his crown. He connects with the symbol of the lion, which is emblazoned on the back of his throne.
Divinatory meaning
Dark man, friendly, countryman, generally married, honest and conscientious. The card always signifies honesty, and may mean news concerning an unexpected heritage to fall in before very long.
Reversed
Good, but severe; austere, yet tolerant.
From The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, A. E. Waite, page 49 of the library’s copy. The words are Waite’s.
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