Spiral Tarot - Two of Wands
by Kay Steventon
Publisher: US Games Systems

In the Spiral Tarot’s 2 of Wands, a man sits at a table on the embankment of a river. His body is facing the viewer as he turns his head toward the left. He rests his head in his left hand and a blooming wand in his right hand. On the table in front of him is a crudely colored hand-drawn globe. The man does not look like a contemporary from the 20th or 21st century. It looks like he is wearing either a mantilla from centuries past or drab looking academic regalia sans mortar board. His body language communicates boredom, longing, and dreaming. Because the man is sitting at a table facing the viewer rather than looking out over the water, the card has a particularly passive feel to it. In the background of the card, over the river or ocean, the skyline of a modern city rises in the distance. The distant city has an unfinished, dreamlike quality to it as though it only exists in the man’s imagination.

LWB: “A successful business man is looking to a future vision. Divinatory meaning: Success in partnerships and business affairs. There is a sense of restlessness; moving on to new deals and plans possible.”

I don’t get the sense of restlessness that the LWB refers to. I think the man is in a dreamlike state, contemplating nothing in particular. It is important that he gives himself the opportunity to let his mind drift. He is looking toward the left which suggests that he is in the state of mind where great ideas, insights, inspiration, and creativity can suddenly get sparked. I think the Spiral 2 of Wands emphasizes the importance of patience, contemplation and deliberation in the creative process. Unfortunately, in the modern world with its busy schedules, thinking time isn’t valued as highly as activity. The 2 of Wands reminds us that some things just can’t be forced. Sometimes a day of thinking and doing nothing is exactly what we need to come up with a really great vision.

Konstanza Greer