Occult Literature
King of Wands
A crowned king sits in profile with a leafy staff, a patterned throne and a small lizard at his feet. The lion and salamander forms on the throne and clothing make the court figure more than a simple portrait. The long staff carries the suit’s growing-wood motif into a royal setting. Pamela Colman Smith’s design is reproduced in the 1916 Illustrated Key to the Tarot.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). "King of Wands" [editorial title]. In The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination, Dr. L. W. de Laurence. 1916 edition, 1916, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 98. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/tarot-minor-king-of-wands
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
Full source scan individually viewed; complete card border, numeral or name and visible monogram retained. Surrounding prose read. Crop only; no recolouring or reconstructed detail.
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Pamela Colman Smith (design). King of Wands. The Illustrated Key to the Tarot: The Veil of Divination. Scan leaf 98. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/tarot-minor-king-of-wands