Tarot: The Great Fire Of London (Eight of Wands)

I drew a card for the world using the London Lore Tarot and revealed The Great Fire of London. This corrresponds with the 8 of Wands. The picture in this deck shows someone rushing from the banks of the River Thames with a bucket of water while flames rise above silhouetted rooftops. 

The meaning is clear: urgent action is needed to stop destruction currently taking place, and threatened in the future. 

The fire of London started in 1666, probably by accident, in a bakery. It burnt for four days, reducing much of the medieval city - homes and businesses - to ashes. I'm sure most people can see how that might related to situations in the world at this time.

In the Rider–Waite-Snith deck, the artwork shows eight staves seeming to fly through the air across an open landscape. While in the past I've seen this as potentially representing swift travel or communication, at the moment I can't help but visualise those staves as something more destructive.

The card calls for swift change and a call for us to all work together as much as possible to avoid further disaster.

Other previous related posts
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2019/06/london-lore-tarot-tower-ravens-eight-of.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2022/10/london-tarot-reading-sewer-gas-lamp-2.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2023/08/london-lore-tarot-king-of-wands-henry.html
http://www.badwitch.co.uk/2016/12/review-london-lore-tarot.html