Queen of Wands
“Without you
There'd be no sun in my sky
There would be no love in my life
There'd be no world left for me.” - LeAnn Rimes
Back in the year 2000, yours truly was competing in a statewide Nazarene children’s musical talent competition and I desperately wanted to sing “How do I live?” by LeAnn Rimes, but the choir director had warned me that though we could say I was singing to Jesus, that was not what Miss Rimes’s original intent had been in releasing that song. So, I went with “Amazing Grace” instead. Killed it, by the way, except I got points deducted by jazzing up the notes beyond what was on the sheet music. Go figure.
All of my life I have wanted to sing, dance, act, paint, cook, and love on everyone. Do I love the Queen of Wands? My goddess yes, we are good friends. Let’s take a look at the card, she is wearing shades of yellow and gold, she has lions, a cat, sunflowers, a crown and she sits on throne. Wands are associated with the element Fire, so you can also associate this card with the astrological sign Leo. A Leo loves to roar! And in Ayurvedic color knowledge, yellow is associated with your solar plexus, an area in which we cultivate confidence.
If you are doing a reading to find out if you are ready to start learning a new skill, plan a vacation, or start dating, I would say this is a big yes. The Queen of Wands wants everyone to live their best life. She is saying, “Here, take this sunflower, it has tons of seeds for you to plant along your journey, you cannot fail!” However if she is showing up reversed, you might be feeling overwhelmed with your options. In that case, draw another card to narrow down some options, and if you’re really confused, I like to do an elemental spread to help me understand what is pulling me into different directions. It helps me categorize things in my life a little better when the web gets too full.
You know I like to throw in in some pop culture references to create clarity folks, so here we go, I think the perfect example of the Queen of Wands is Kristy from The Babysitter’s Club movie from 1995. Kristy, played by Schuyler Fisk, is the leader of the babysitter’s club and she also has all of the big ideas to keep the group evolving as they all grow up together. She is also queer coded, and I love that, she was my favorite when I was a kid, but that’s a discussion for another day. She also inspired me to be an entrepreneur one day! Girls need role models like Kristy that are passionate and fearless. If you’ve seen the movie, you know Kristy gets her snow globe shaken up when her dead beat dad comes into town and overwhelms her when she’s supposed to be focusing on her summer camp business venture with her best friends. She ends up not being able to keep up the facade that she has it all under control and eventually breaks down and needs her friends to help her. And of course they are there for her because she inspires them, she leads them and she cherishes them most of all. That is Queen of Wands energy.
If you’ve ever loved a Leo you know that nothing gets in the way of their goals, and I mean nothing. It is quite a turn on to be around someone like that, we all love someone with passion and the skills to back it up. Just be sure that their goals are in alignment with your lifestyle, otherwise it won’t work out long term. I’m a Gemini, and I am a Leo magnet, I have married, divorced, dated many Leos… You better know yourself before you get mixed up with these fire signs. And the Queen of Wands also asks you to get to know yourself. Sometimes I think when we feel stuck in life, it’s because there is so much energy inside of us that we want to release but we don’t know into what. That uncertainty can be painful.
My suggestion, just pick something and commit, you can always deal with the consequences later, but doing nothing also has a consequence. Start that Argentinean Tango class. Go to Nail Tech School. Call up your friend and tell them you love them and you are grateful that they’re in your life. Start your podcast where you talk about the rare skin disorders of big cats. Whatever it is, go for it! Write it down on a piece of paper, point your magic wand at it and shout “ABRACADABRA BITCH!” I believe in you. And the world needs your talent, your heart and your passion.
Photo is from the Modern Witch Tarot Deck by Lisa Sterle