The Ace of Wands Reversed

Lately I've been bingeing college admissions videos - anything related to acceptances, rejections, applications, the senior year of high school, it works. I'm watching documentaries, dramas, comedies, amateur youtube videos - if it's about college admissions, then you name the medium and I've seen it. 

This obsessions probably has a lot to do with my trying to get my last kid into school, but I've always enjoyed the genre. 

So, now that I'm through every possible story there is, the only thing left to do is write one! Unfortunately, I have deadlines for a bunch of other projects, plus three assignments due this month for my grad school degree, so my idea will just have to remain in stasis - it's just an idea for the time being. 

This delay - wanting to do something new and creative but being unable to start, is a very reversed Ace of Wands energy.  

Upright, the Ace of Wands is the birth of a new career, a bright idea, a new project being launched, or the spark of creativity.
Reversed, these fresh starts are delayed, and there is frustration and impatience. One might have no energy or enthusiasm, or there is plenty of inspiration but the querent is not grabbing at the opportunity.
 
Questions answered by the reversed Ace of Wands:
Who? An apathetic person; An arsonist 
What? A fire; A boring movie
Where? A shack
When? Later, now is not a good time. June through September, either the entire season of Summer (Northern Hemisphere) or Winter (Southern Hemisphere)
Why? “The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.” ~Dorothy Parker
Yes or No? No

The reversed Ace of Wands as:
…an action?

• Outline the small steps to take
• Direct your energy toward your goals
• Get started

   
…a place in your house?

• The copy machine
• A cluttered shelf

 
…a place in your city?

• The location of a famous fire
• The DMV

 
…a place in the world?

• The World Trade Center
• London, England

• Chicago
• Egypt

 
…something to eat?

• Cereal or granola
• Beer

 
…something to clean?

• A downstairs bathroom
• The fire pit

 
…where to find your missing item?

• Near wood or a fire
• In a boring place

 
…a color? Green
 
…a movie theme? Uninspired; failure

• Titanic
• Lucy

• Lost in Translation
• Little Miss Sunshine

…a new career?

• Data entry or paper pusher
• Virtual teacher or proctor
• Firefighter

 
The reversed Ace of Wands -
Before any card: You’ve missed an opportunity for (card)
After any card: Delays; bad news; creative blocks