Welcome to Tarot for Scholars, a resource that helps you weave the deep wisdom of tarot into your daily life and work. In each post, we offer reflections and prompts for exploring your own inner world and unlocking the unique creative power of your scholarship.
2 of Wands
About this card
Holding the world in the palm of your hand, imagining where to venture next, and gathering the energy to pursue that ambitious vision. Poised on the threshold of a new beginning, ready to conquer new territory driven by a desire for achievement and success. On the shadow side, this card can refer to the restlessness and discontent that come after the thrill of conquest fades, offering a warning against hubris and overwork.
Other interpretations
Margy’s cards, clockwise from top left: Radiant Tarot; New Chapter Tarot; Cosmic Slumber Tarot; Shining Tribe Tarot; Elemental Tarot; Navigators Tarot of the Mystic Sea; Spolia Tarot; Tarot of the Spirit.
Helen’s cards, clockwise from top left: Moon & Stars Tarot; Light Seer’s Tarot; Japaridze Tarot; Canes Arcanae; Star Spinner Tarot; Muse Tarot; Tarot of Mystical Moments; Forest of Enchantment Tarot.
Questions and prompts
What is your first impression of the Rider Waite Smith version of the card? Do you identify with the figure holding the globe, or with any other facet of the image? Reflect on whether 2 of Wands energy comes easily to you right now, and why or why not that may be.
Think of a past victory that thrilled you at the time. Can you still remember that feeling? Take a moment to rekindle your sense of accomplishment. How can that past success fuel you in the present?
In a way, every moment of life is a threshold, since it’s a space between past and future. How would you describe the threshold you are on at this moment? What are you carrying from the past, and what are you envisioning for the future?
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Yours in scholarship,
HELEN SWORD is a scholar, poet, award-winning teacher, and founder of the WriteSPACE, an international writing community with members in 30+ countries. Her research-based books, articles, and online tools empower scholarly writers to write more clearly, confidently, prolifically, and with greater pleasure.
Visit Helen’s website here.
MARGY THOMAS is the creator of ScholarShape, a body of work dedicated to elucidating the patterns of Story-Argument across genres, disciplines, and life itself. Through services and DIY resources, Margy helps scholars use Story-Argument patterns to design their work — and to find its deeper meaning and higher purpose.
Visit Margy’s website here.
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