The Eight of Wands as Advice: Move Fast

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Eight of Wands as advice asks you to keep pace. Here is how, and what the reversal says about scattered energy.

If you want the short answer, the Eight of Wands as advice says: move fast. Things are in motion; respond quickly and ride the momentum.

What the Eight of Wands advises upright

Tina Gong's the Eight of Wands guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with speed, movement, swift action and news arriving. In an advice position I read those meanings as an instruction: the attitude or action the card is asking of you, rather than a description of what will happen. The Minor Arcana overview at Biddy Tarot is a useful second reference.

Upright, the Eight of Wands advises speed and focus: reply, book, send, decide.

What the Eight of Wands is not asking you to do

The Eight is not asking you to be careless.

The Eight of Wands reversed as advice

Reversed, the Eight of Wands as advice says slow down and aim. Energy is scattering. A reversed card in an advice position is usually pointing at the habit that is getting in your way, not at a punishment.

The Eight of Wands as advice in love

In love, the Eight of Wands advises responding promptly and clearly.

The Eight of Wands as advice for work and money

For work and money, it advises acting while the opportunity is moving. Advice from a card is reflection. For decisions with legal, medical or financial weight, take it to someone qualified as well.

One step to take this week

Clear one thing that has been waiting on you, today.

For comparison, the Three of Wands as advice and the Knight of Wands as advice ask different things of you. The the Eight of Wands card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Eight of Wands as a yes or no, the Eight of Wands as feelings and the Eight of Wands as timing cover the other questions people most often ask of it. You can draw a card for yourself with the free daily tarot tool. For a personal interpretation, my guide to an online psychic reading explains how readings work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.