From Touchstone TarotTM by Kat Black
Three of Wands
Meanings
Your ship sails in. Your hard work will soon pay off. You are in a solid position, with material security, satisfaction in your work and respect from your peers.
Reversed (?)
Insecurity strikes. The vantage point you climbed to reach may suddenly seem a perilous position. Seek new allies, review your position to one with less risk so you can feel secure again.
Description
A young man in a rich gold and red patterned gown stands overlooking a harbor into which ships are sailing. He holds a wand in each hand, and a third rests beside him. The sky is golden, as though the sun is setting. He looks deep in thought.
Artwork
- Wand: TIZIANO, Vecellio (Titian), St Christopher, 1524, Palazzo Ducale, Venice.
- Wand leaves: PONTORMO, Jacopo, Cosimo il Vecchio, c.1520, Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
- Boats: BRUEGEL, Pieter the Elder, Naval Battle in the Gulf of Naples, 1558-62, Galleria Doria-Pamphili, Rome.
- Man: TIZIANO, Vecellio (Titian), Young Man with Cap and Gloves, 1512-15, Garrowby Hall, Earl of Halifax Collection, London.
- Red costume and hand: WEYDEN, Rogier van der, St Columba Altarpiece, c.1455 Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
