The Suit of Wands is governed by the element of Fire and and so is connected with all things to do with the creativity, creative energy, growth and vision (intuition), as well as the physical side of activity.
This suit also encompasses the sheer determination and strength of the will or spirit and the seemingly limitless energy needed to go, go, go...
There is also a medical connection with the wands, though this more often reveals itself as the more natural side of healing.
The season linked to the suit of wands is Summer, and its direction is South.
The Astrological signs that come under the boughs of the suit of wands are the Fire signs of Aires, Leo and Sagittarius.

In front of a temple are the spiritual dancers leading the rites to the worship of their Goddess.
The antediluvian temple on Aretias, the sacred isle of the Amazons, was said to be roofless. It had a basic altar created from pebbles. A black stone was set like a jewel in the midst of this altar, and this stone was the most sacred object in the spiritual sect of the Amazon nation. This mystifying black stone was a connection to something very old and not human, and not of this Earth... a gift of the gods perhaps; and in the ancient era of the Amazons, these 'Moon-women' knew this and valued it above everything else.

There's joy and comfort to be had
In this temple seat;
With celebrations to be glad,
The cycle then becomes complete

Five amazon women are seen practising and perfecting their fighting skills, as if in a mock battle.
During the age of the Amazons, it was the women who practised and perfected the arts of war and as such they were required to serve in the army for a fixed time, during which they kept their virginity. After their years of service in the field had ended, they joined with the men for the procreation of children. It has been said that the Amazons didn't breast feed their children but fed them from the milk of their totem animal, the horse... The men raised the children whilst their Amazonian mates kept control of all the administration of the law and of all the affairs of state.

Everywhere, anywhere, where do we go?
What are we doing right here?
Are troubles and strife the seeds that we sew,
Or will our banter soon become clear?

Several warriors are seen performing a dance as if in celebration and thanks giving, of victory.
Once a year, the Amazons had an orgiastic feast of dedication. At first, it was thought to have taken place on a granite rock in the Caucasus. Later with their inevitable migration, this rite was transplanted to the Ares Isle (Aretias?) in the Black Sea. As horses were not viewed just as beasts of burden but were considered sacred to the moon on account that their hooves made a crescent moon-shaped mark, a white stallion would be taken in a deeply secret rite, and sacrificed.

Hail the victory parade is here!
A time with good news you will treasure;
Celebrate now for your success is near
Combining rewards with great pleasure…

Here we see six opponents attacking the one, but they cannot reach or defeat her as she has the advantageous position. Of the many famous Amazon queens who ruled and conquered, Queen Hippo was instrumental in the founding of such cities as Ephesus, Smyrna, Cyrene, and Myrina She was amongst the bravest of the Amazons and went on to conquer Asia Minor and Syria. It was at Epheseus that she had fashioned a wooden statue of Artemis and placed it next to a beech tree for all to wonder at. Amazons would often go there to perform their rituals like the shield dance, which involved beating the ground in unison to the sound of pipes playing a wild, warlike and frenzied melody.

Fighting proudly from the ledge
Opponents are left down the slope;
Whilst calmly knowing that you have the edge,
Keep vigilant and you will cope.

The Amazons were well versed in the art of warfare. They had become experts in the field of single combat and had learned how to use most weapons to great effect. As well as the now celebrated use of the Labrys, the Amazons were so skilled with a bow and arrow that they could hit an invariably moving target/opponent whilst at full gallop. The horse was special to them and their prowess as exceptional horsewomen was becoming legendary throughout the region. It is said that performing such equestrian feats as dancing on horseback, standing up whilst at a full gallop, jumping from one horse to another, and leaping bareback across roaring fires were simply everyday events to them.

The Arrows of love shoot forth from heaven
Swift changes are coming to you;
Transition is easy the path way is even
And destiny now beckons you…

Penthesilea, daughter of Ares and Amazon Orithia, took twelve hand picked Amazon warriors to Troy with her where she faced enormous odds for being at odds with the Greeks and on the side of the Trojans. Although they did achieve part of their objective by, albeit temporarily, freeing Troy from the Greeks, the Amazon Band did eventually all die in this conflict. Only Penthesilea achieved her full objective by dying, and so cleansing herself of her guilt for the death of her sister Hippolyta. The twelve are listed below:
Ainia, Alcibie, Antandre, Antibrote Bremusa, Derimacheia, Derinoe, Harmothoe, Hippothoe, Polemusa, Thermodosa and Clete, who was looking to join Penthesilea at Troy, but was blown off course and founded a city in Italy instead.

"I bar your way and there you must stay
For I am a difficult foe…
To vanquish me you must set yourself free
From all bondage before you go…"

A warrior is carrying arms in the form of staves and she is seen to struggle with their weight.
Once ascended under somewhat dubious circumstances of the untimely death of her sister Hippolyta (who she accidentally speared in a stag hunt near Themiskyra), the new Queen, Penthesilea had an obligation to fulfil for her people, regardless of the circumstances of her rule. Not everyone believed that Hippolytas' death was an accident and so the start of Penthesilea's reign was peppered with threats of revenge from her own people as well as her constant persecution by the Furies. She readily took on the mantle of Queen, but the most fundamental duty, to care for her people was replaced with her obligation to slake the Furies' thirst for retribution by the shedding of her own blood. At the same time Penthesilea hoped to win back her people's affection by proving she was not not reluctant to go, novice Queen that she was, into a situation (at Troy) where she would most likely die.

Burdens I bear that I carry with me
Things that I will thrust upon
The place that I go to eventually,
As I pick up my sticks and move on…

An Amazon warrior is seen dancing in the shield dance.... This particular rite involved the measured beating of drums, the clashing of cymbals, and the frenzied music of the pipe along with the beating on the ground to the rhythm which set the pace for the rapturous movement of the worshippers in the cult of Cybele and the other patron Goddesses of the Amazons. This developed into a form of 'divine madness', which bestowed upon those partaking with a sense of celestial rapture and paranormal power. The power of feminine enchantment was often believed essential for triumph. Numerous legends refer to the Amazon's magic battle-cries, which rendered their adversaries impotent...

The news I bear I bring to you,
With heart of music and song...
Of love and favour through and through
I am the emissary that comes along...

The knight is once more represented by a centaur, carrying a flaming staff. The Amazons had a special affinity for the horse and so it became their totem animal. The magnetism felt by the Amazons for the horse gave rise to it becoming more than just a swift, strong bearer of burden. The horse became an enchanted icon of fervent desires and the driving force of the Amazonian aspirations. Their affinity with their equine companions was so great that it was once said Pegasus sprang forth from the blood of the Libyan Amazon Medusa, so suggesting that the Amazon did indeed have magic horse blood in her veins as well as the wrath of Ares and beauty of Harmonia...

How swiftly far across the plain,,
With changing place at hand...
I bring to you this new domain
Which could be here or other land...

Among the patron Goddesses of the Amazons, the Ancient Cybele was greatly revered as the 'Mother of the Gods', and in time the Amazons devoted the island of Samothrace to her, establishing her altars and carrying out glorious sacrifices there. Her worship was complemented by the sound of crashing drums and cymbals, the music of pipes, and the voices of her frenzied disciples. Sometimes the ceremonies would get so far removed from their original purpose, that they would appear as almost unrecognisable due o the extreme expression of the participants.

Let me show you things sublime,
For I am creativity...
I also see so well through time
And can sing about what is to be...

The Lord of the Powers of Fire
For the continuation of the Amazon nation and after their 'national service', the women had sexual intercourse with men from the various neighbouring tribes for a short period once or twice a year. Any male children born from these unions were either sent back to the tribes of origin, or crippled- even killed. The female children were kept within the Amazon family to carry on the brave fight.
There have been suggestions however, that the Amazons didn't even need men, that they got what they wanted from the horse.... but that is another story...

I sit in calm stability
With creative thought in mind...
I bear this flame with energy
And show you where you seek, you find...