Eight of Wands: Yes or No
What answer the Eight of Wands card gives to a yes or no question: “maybe”, and how to treat it.
Author: Max Raputum, Warsaw
The answer of Eight of Wands: “Maybe”
The Eight of Wands is fast movement and quick news, but it shows the tempo, not the outcome. In a yes or no spread this is “maybe”.
What the answer depends on
The answer depends on whether you manage to use the moment. Speed is good if the direction is right.
If the card is reversed
Reversed, the answer is “Maybe”. The reversed Eight leaves the answer at “maybe”: delays and confusion. You need to wait and clarify.
What to do next
Check that you are not running in the wrong direction, and answer messages and offers without delay.
The answer in questions of love and work
If the question is about feelings: The Eight of Wands in love is swift movement: messages, meetings, fast-developing feelings. If the question is about work: The Eight of Wands at work is speed, quick decisions and a flow of messages.
How to check the answer
Check the answer with three questions: is there “speed” in my situation? Is the lack of “news” getting in my way? What am I missing if I look through the theme of “rapid change”?
About the Eight of Wands card
Eight of Wands is a card of the suit of Wands, element fire. The keywords of the card: speed, news, rapid change, movement. In questions about a choice or a decision it works through its key themes, not through specific events. The general interpretation upright and reversed is on the page of the card.
The Eight of Wands card in other questions
Frequently asked questions
Is the Eight of Wands card a yes or a no?
In a yes or no spread the answer is “Maybe”. The Eight of Wands is fast movement and quick news, but it shows the tempo, not the outcome. In a yes or no spread this is “maybe”.
What does Eight of Wands reversed mean in a yes or no answer?
The answer is “Maybe”. The reversed Eight leaves the answer at “maybe”: delays and confusion. You need to wait and clarify.
What does the answer of Eight of Wands depend on?
The answer depends on whether you manage to use the moment. Speed is good if the direction is right.