Wands Story

Here is a dumb story I made up to memorize the keywords for the minor arcana of Wands. I thought the Fools Journey was such a great way to memorize the Major Arcana and thought something similar would help me with the Minor Arcana.

Wands

Ace- Dharma was a free spirited child with great enthusiasm for life. She was very creative and always wanted to try something new. She was confident and brave and became a leader among her friends.

Two – Dharma personally came up with the games the group would play. Her games were original and bold but Dharma was always the leader and in charge (power).

Three – Dharma would lead her group of friends around town and as they grew older they would explore more of the neighborhood. Dharma would decide when they may have gone too far and would turn the group back (foresight).

Four – One day the group was wandering out in the woods and found a tree house that must have been built by another group of kids. They climbed up and it was still in good shape and they claimed it for their own. They were very excited and they celebrated their new found freedom away from the eyes of their parents.

Five – In trying to come up with a name for their new hideout they argued (disagreement) about different options. The group was irritated (hassles) and they decided to have a competition to decide who got to pick the new name.

Six – They raced to the edge of the woods and Dharma won (triumph). She was very proud of herself and most of the group commended her (acclaim).

Seven – Sara had not reached the bottom of the tree before the rest began to run. She aggressively pushed Dharma and complained that Dharma always decided everything. She said she wouldn’t be part of the group anymore if Dharma chose the name for the treehouse (defiance, conviction).

Eight – The group immediately (quick action) decided to start the race again, and this time, run to Dharma’s house and pick up the newspaper on the lawn. At the conclusion of this race the winner would pick the name.

Nine – Dharma and Sara ran and neck and neck most of the way and it took a lot of stamina to keep up with Sara. Dharma persevered and was not going to let Sara win, even though she felt bad (defensive) that Sara said she always decided everything.

Ten – When they reached the lawn they both shot out their arms (overextended) and dove for the newspaper. They struggled with it for a minute and Sara ended up with the paper. Now Sara had the joy or burden of being the leader of the group.