Ace of Wands Art and Meaning
About the Deck
The oldest complete tarot deck we possess, and one of the only early decks to be fully illustrated.
It is by no means certain, but it has been alleged that the Sola Busca tarot deck was commissioned to honor Alfonso d'Este on the occasion of his wedding to Anna Sforza, granddaughter of Bianca Maria Visconti.
Provenance
Italy, c.1491.
Meaning of Ace of Wands from the Sola Busca Tarot Deck
Upright
Curiosity; the desire to learn.
Reversed
Complacency. Self-satisfaction.
According to Many Schools of Thought
Papus's Divinatory Meanings
Commencement of an enterprise.
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Upright
Calamities of all kinds.
Reversed
A sign of birth.
Mme. Le Normand's Divinatory Meanings
Engagement. Happy marriage and riches. Broken engagement. Separation of lovers.
S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
Birth, Commencement, Beginning, Origin, Source
Reversed
Persecution, Pursuits Voilence, Vexation, Cruelty, Tyranny.
P.R.S. Foli's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
Good luck, letters or papers relating to money, pleasant tidings
Reversed
short-lived happiness, a tiresome correspondence.
Mme. Le Marchand's Divinatory Meanings
you will become a widower (widow) and will marry a young widow (young man) and have ten children.