Card of the Day: Day 1

I got the idea to incorporate a card of the day into my "morning" meditations (I usually don't get to bed until 6 AM or later, so my morning tends to be in the late afternoon) to write about in my blog. Today's card was the Princess of Wands. I usually use either the Hermetic or the Thoth, but both were upstairs, so I drew from The Golden Dawn Tarot.

Court cards represent people, generally. They're more embodied than the other cards in the sense of having distinct personalities associated with them. The Knights, Queens, and Princes have astrological correspondences, but the Princesses are unique in that they don't have a specific time of birth associated with them. Resting at Malkuth, they represent the culmination of the energies of the suit that begins with the ace.

The Princess of Wands is the earthy part of fire. On the plus side, she is passionate and enthusiastic. Her emotions, and especially her feelings towards others, are sudden and powerful. The force of those reactions, combined with her energy, can elicit the same strong reactions in others, but as these feelings can be of either great love or profound hatred, that isn't always a good thing. There's a certain chemical attraction with the Princess of Wands, but in that baffling way, where it seems to be less about her physical attributes and more about the energy she's putting out. She can draw people to her in other ways, too. Her enthusiasm can be infectious, and others can find themselves drawn into her world.

On the downside, she can be volatile, and when volatile, she can be utterly reckless in her anger. Her rage is all-consuming and has a lashing out quality to it. The Queen of Wands can alienate through her anger too, but the Princess of Wands brings with her the element of melodrama. She can seem downright theatrical in her reactions, to the point where the same emotions she reacts so strongly to seem contrived, or at least over the top, to others.

I'll have to see how this card plays out, but I'm inclined to interpret it as referring to myself. With an Aries Sun and Leo ascendant, I'm double fire, so the fire suit brought to life makes sense. I'm not going to complain. My Virgo Moon has taken the reins for far too long.