Knight of Wands & Ace of Cups (Reversed)…

This Tuesday, don’t let water douse your fire. The Knight of Wands rushes ahead with fire and urgency, choosing movement over reflection, passion over pause, and in doing so can make it feel like emotion was sidelined or ignored. Paired with the Ace of Cups reversed, there’s a quiet ache—feelings that didn’t get to open fully, an emotional beginning that never quite arrived, leaving behind the sense of a missed or lost opportunity. Yet this combination isn’t about regret so much as right timing: what feels like emotional bypassing is actually self-preservation. The drive to act came because lingering would have meant offering from an unready, half-full cup. Passion stepped in not to deny feeling, but to protect it, clearing space so emotion doesn’t have to start under pressure or confusion. This wasn’t the wrong choice—it was the necessary one, redirecting you toward motion now so that when feeling does arrive, it can do so honestly, fully, and without compromise.

“Burn with purpose, not with regret.” — Anonymous

The Knight of Wands and the Ace of Cups (Reversed) from the Dark Wood Tarot by Sasha Graham