Ace of Wands and Ace of Cups together
Two Aces, Wands and Cups: a new start in both doing and feeling. Something is beginning on more than one front at once.
Ace of Wands
inspiration, a spark, new enterprise, creative drive
The Ace of Wands is the moment an idea catches fire. It is the itch to start, the pitch you cannot stop thinking about, the first day of something.
Reversed: The staff points down and the fire has nowhere to go.
Yes or no: Yes upright, Not yet reversed
Ace of Cups
new feeling, open heart, compassion, spiritual nourishment
The Ace of Cups is the moment feeling returns. A new love, a friendship that deepens suddenly, a creative rush, a sense of being forgiven or of forgiving: the common thread is that the heart fills up without you having earned or arranged it.
Reversed: The cup is tipped and the water runs out before it can be received.
Yes or no: Yes upright, Not yet reversed
When one follows the other
The order matters. Read as what is passing and what comes next, as in a past, present and future spread, the pair tells two different stories.
Ace of Wands behind you, Ace of Cups ahead
A period of fresh enthusiasm and initiative is receding. The first flush is over and the work has become ordinary. That is not a loss; the spark did its job by getting you moving.
An emotional opening is coming: a new relationship, a reconciliation, a surge of creative feeling, or simply a return of warmth to something that had gone cold. Make room for it.
Ace of Cups behind you, Ace of Wands ahead
A season of emotional abundance is receding: a honeymoon period, a creative high, a time when love came easily. It is not failing so much as settling. What it gave you remains available in a quieter form.
An opportunity or an inspiration is coming, something that makes you want to move. It will arrive quickly and ask for a quick yes. Have your answer ready.
Draw your own cards
If both of these turn up in your reading, the summary points the pair out.