Eight of Wands

What the card means

Upright

Everything moves at once and quickly: eight wands in flight and not landed yet. The only card in the deck with nobody in it - events are running themselves, and it is too late to interfere. A good time not to decide but to keep up.

Reversed

Momentum scattered across too many directions. Or the reverse - it has all stopped, letters unanswered, travel cancelled.

Love and relationships

Upright

Fast development: a message, an arrival, an explanation with no preamble. What was dragging is settled in a week.

Reversed

Silence after a rushing start. Or too much at once, and nobody keeping up.

Work and business

Upright

News, replies and approvals arrive in a batch. Keep answering: the window is short.

Reversed

Delays, missed dates, letters that do not arrive. Or five things taken up and none of them moving.

Money

Upright

Fast money, fast settlement, a payment that came early. Good for deals that take one step.

Reversed

A payment stuck. Or spent in a hurry what wanted thinking about.

The card's advice

Do not brake what is already flying. Answer at once and shorten the route: speed here is the advantage. And point it all one way rather than eight.

As the card of the day

A fast day. Good for travel, calls and short tasks. Poor for anything needing concentration.

What is depicted

Eight wands fly on a diagonal over a river and a green bank. No people, no hands - only the flight. They have begun to descend: it will shortly be clear where.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Mercury in Sagittarius - a fast message travelling far.

With other cards

• Eight of Wands + Eight of Swords — everything is flying and you are bound.
• Eight of Wands + Temperance — fast and exact at once - rare, but it happens.
• Eight of Wands + Ace of Wands — a beginning that picks up speed immediately.