Pamela Colman Smith · RWS deck
The Minor Arcana
Knight of Wands
Ruach in Atziluth
- Suit
- wands
- Rank
- Knight
- World
- Atziluth
- Soul level
- Ruach
- Position
- Up 2
Ruach, spirit in motion
Ruach is spirit in motion, the level of character and will. Knights are home in Yetzirah, work down one into Assiah, and reach up into Briah and Atziluth.
Upright
Flowing. Spirit answering the Voice by moving: vocation in action. The will reaches two worlds up into meaning, and answers by going before it has been told where.
Misdirected. Moving before being sent (Jer 23:21).
Reversed
Blocked. The call is heard and there is no movement.
Flooded. Movement everywhere, answering every call.
The image
A knight in armour over a tunic of salamanders sits on a rearing horse, a wand in one hand and his plume streaming. The land behind him is dry, with pyramids on the horizon. He is already moving, and the picture does not show where to.
Learn how to read Knight of Wands in a spread
This page shows you what Knight of Wands means. Knowing how to read it — how it shifts next to the other cards, what the reversal is really telling you, and how to turn a spread into a clear answer — is what the RWS Decoded course and book teach, card by card.
