Cosmic Tarot - Eight of Wands
Norbert Losche
F.X. Schmid, 1988

Description: A man flies through the air, one leg clutched in his arms in a martial-arts type pose. 8 wands fly with him, four above, four below. He appears to be yelling. Lightning is coming out of the four topmost wands, into the night sky. A bird flies in the background, and mountains and trees are visible below.

LWB: A young man jumps up high.
Meaning: swiftness, movement, activity, enthusiasm, new solutions, haste, serious problems, doubt, remorse.

My take: Once I get past the fact that it looks like something out of a bad Kung Fu movie :), my first thoughts are action. This guy is making a move. He is doing something. Other words: aggression, preparation, attack. Very different from the Rohrig card, which was more of an inward movement. This is definitely external.

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