Eight of Wands
Upright
Eight wands in swift flight. Speed, momentum, news arriving, things aligning.
speed · momentum · news arriving · things aligning
Reversed
Delays, frustration, a message lost in transit.
delays · frustration · a message lost in transit
In astrology
Eight of Wands is Mercury in Sagittarius ♐︎ — the first ten degrees of the sign, roughly 22 November – 1 December. Mercury brings thought, speech, exchange; Sagittarius is mutable fire.
In the Celtic Cross
Where Eight of Wands falls changes what it says. In the present it names the atmosphere you are in; as the crossing card it shows what lies over the matter; at the foundation it is the root of the situation; in the outcome it is the road ahead if nothing changes. Read the ten positions, or lay a spread and see where it appears.
Draw this card for yourself
Where it falls is what it means. Lay a spread and see whether Eight of Wands turns up — and in which position.