In a word (upright)
Your power to lead people rises. You can paint a big vision and bring others in to make it real. Don't fear decisions—stand at the front. Many people want to follow you.
When it appears reversed
Are you being too forceful and leaving others' feelings behind? The more you rush to the goal, the less people can keep up. Leave room to match their pace, and you'll wield even greater power.
A starting point through the image
In the older guidebook's illustration, The image depicts a king holding a budding wand and looking ahead.
Use Planning a vision · Sincerity · Leadership as a clue when considering something on your mind. A figure in the image need not represent someone of a particular age or gender; it can also symbolize a role held by you or someone around you.
Upright meaning
This reflects responsibility for showing a direction and joining strengths with others. Share the purpose rather than holding every detailed step. Separating decisions of your own from entrusted areas can build a system that sustains enthusiasm.
This position focuses on asking again about one condition you took for granted. Before rushing to decide whether it is right, return to the basis on which you judged it.
Reversed meaning
A wish for progress may become strict words. Ask someone who disagrees about one difficulty, moving from explanations seeking compliance into discussion aligning practical conditions.
For an idea you want adopted, ask the actual person doing the work just one question about the difficult step.
Love and relating to your partner
Even when showing dependability, choose shared plans through discussion. Open a well-intended proposal and leave a blank for the other person's wishes.
Consider the matter on your mind through The pace of an invitation and room for the other person to choose a reply. List separately what the person has actually said and the wishes you have not yet checked; this can help you choose a starting point for the next conversation.
In work and learning
Show the overall direction and accept responsibility for decisions. Agree on the goal and review day while preserving room for each person to act.
For a current task, the perspective is to clarify How much to begin and when to share an idea. Focus on one step you are responsible for and first agree who needs to decide what.
When this card appears in a three-card spread
In the position for support and conditions to clarify, This position asks whether the list of things to check has grown too broad. Choosing the one point needed for your current question can narrow the person or material to consult next.
In the position for a next step you choose yourself, For your next step, place one question before the decision. Record what you learned in a line, then compare the available conditions again.
For a reversed card, use its reversed meaning and action above, then revisit the conditions to check in the same position. Rather than deciding an outcome from the card's name, consider the adjacent cards and the question selected beforehand together.
One thing to take into daily life
Write the plan's purpose in a sentence and separate your decisions from entrusted ones to reveal the boundary of roles.