8 of Wands is a current of energy. As the only card in the Minor Arcana* that doesn’t show a person (or a part of human anatomy—looking at you 3 of Swords), it tells us that this movement and momentum, this push of energy, is largely beyond our control. However, the alignment of these wands also tells us that it’s in our best interest. Things here are literally ‘lining up’ and ‘falling into place’. Our ‘job’ when 8 of Wands comes up is to surrender to it. This is an energy that doesn’t last forever, but if we can drop into that current then we can be pushed towards something beautiful. 8 of Wands asks us to remain hopeful, and to notice opportunities to say YES (and then say “yes!”).

*at least in the most popular Tarot deck, the Rider-Waite-Smith, which has heavily influenced the illustrations of basically all modern decks. Many earlier decks had ‘unillustrated’ minor cards, similar to playing cards. The Sola Busca Tarot is the earliest known deck (we’re talking 15th century) with illustrated minors, plenty of which don’t show human beings, but this deck doesn’t have the influence of the RWS in modern Tarot culture.