Known also as the Prince of the Chariot of Fire, the King of Wands represents forthcoming changes, removing negativity and growth despite obstacles. The King of Wands is the Spirit of Fire - enthusiasm, dynamism and adventure.
As a Fire Court Card, he is fiery, enigmatic and dynamic. He will sweep you up in his plans and if you don't get with the program and keep the pace he may leave you behind. As a King, he represents authority, power and magnetism. Not really pragmatic, still, he knows how to win others to his cause.
The King of Wands is an agent of change, he introduces new ideas that may seem foreign and perhaps suspect because of that. But if you embrace the energy of this King, your life will be enriched beyond measure. He represents excitement that blows away the cobwebs of boredom and ennui, and if you have ever wished for something different and beyond the mundane, then hang on to your hat and be prepared to have your wish fulfilled.
As a person he is a robust, handsome presence, bold and exciting. He is determined that everyone in his presence is transported to a new understanding of life, love and what is really important. He will usually turn up like a whirlwind, irresistible in his enthusiasm and he infects everyone who then wonders what on earth they have been wasting their lives being safe and bored. He often will represent a foreigner, someone whose ideas, habits and beliefs are alien to your own, yet strangely attractive and compelling because of that.
And of course, as with all the Court Cards, his appearance in your reading is to evoke the energy of this card in you - it appears as a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning for change and a need to mix things up. Life has perhaps become stale and you yearn for sunny shores and kindly souls who welcome you with an open door and a welcoming hearth.
It is time to let go of those situations that have blocked and stifled you. Blast through the blocks that you mistakenly believed were insurmountable and feel your energy flow again.
Image from "Druid Craft Tarot" Stephanie and Philip Carr-Gomm