Accepting Limitations, A Creative Impulse, Something Innovative and New
One of the most difficult challenges for the soul is accepting the limitations of the body.
It requires hard work to earn a living. It takes time to get places. Dishes must be washed. The body must be cared for. We need to listen and communicate with others. Caution must be exercised around danger.
On the other hand, there’s a certain revelation that occurs when a soul finally does accept physical limitations and constraints, and uses them to do something new and creative. This is also the meaning of the Ace of Wands.
It’s about accepting the rules of the game but also playing the game from the heart, with guidance from the soul and higher aspirations. It’s about a beautiful new synthesis between the higher realms and the lower dimensions, between limitation and expansion.
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When The Ace of Wands Shows Up In A Reading
Health and Body Image: The Ace of Wands is a message to look for the source or origin of any health issues, and address the cause rather than waste time on symptoms, or waste energy on extravagant protocols rather than efficient or useful resources. The realization of the cause may come to you through a message.
Occupation and Finances: It’s time to get innovative and begin acting on your creative impulses. Yes, it will require hard work. And yes, there will be setbacks. But it will be an adventure worth experiencing.
Relationships: Take into consideration the inherent loss of freedom before getting too deeply involved in a new relationship. But remember that limitations and constraints are necessary in order to experience the depths of love and the highest bliss of intimacy.
Hidden Meaning: The Ace of Wands is a reminder that limitation breeds expansion and vice versa.
Reversed: Reversed, the Ace of Wands might indicate something occurring, or showing up rather, suddenly. It might be expected, but it appears all of a sudden, such as a birth of a baby. Or it could be an unexpected incident – something random, unintentional or even accidental. You can expect clouded joy as an outcome. Or there could be a slow manifestation of something intended, or a delay due to errors made. Something might be stifled – such as your heart.
Advice: Whether it’s a new birth, a new creative project, or a change of perspective, the Ace of Wands is a message that once something happens, it only happens once in the entire history and future of existence. There’s no taking it back. In light of this universal law, vow to commit only to your soul passions. Also, there’s an initiation and downfall for every blissful experience; and the reverse is true as well. For every so-called failure, there’s also victory. Light and dark, day and night, rise and fall… makes life deep, meaningful and worthwhile, as long as you’re living from the soul. Overall, the advice here is to fulfill mundane responsibilities from the heart.
Astrological Association: Aries
Element: Air on the 1st House
Timing: March 21st to April 19th, or 1 day
Reversals: Generally, an obstacle must first be overcome before a favorable event can occur
Yes or No: Yes and no, a bittersweet outcome