Ten of Wands
The Ten of Wands signifies being overburdened with physical and emotional responsibilities. It often represents the heavy load of numerous commitments and projects, indicating burnout. While it suggests the struggle of carrying this weight, it also points to the nearing completion of a significant journey. Balance and self-care are crucial to prevent exhaustion and to keep progressing towards the finish line.
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Overburdening
When the Ten of Wands pops up for me, it tends to signal that I am somehow overburdened. Since Wands are a suit of action, creative doing and manifestation, I usually read the burdens as physical ones. Too many projects, commitments and obligations vying for my time and energy when there are only so many hours in the day.
Journeyman Representation
To reflect this aspect of the card, I wanted to represent a journeyman, a person either traveling to hone a craft or complete a project, carrying the weight of all they wish to accomplish as they walk their path. The load may be heavy now, but the end of the journey, and with it the end of a creative cycle, is at hand. A town is on the horizon, heralding the completion of a mission. I also liked the idea of the wands looking like kindling. Wands are a suit associated with fire, and though the staves may be a hard and tiring load to bear, they feed a creative flame that warms the hearth and stokes inspiration and continued progress.
Emotional Aspect
There is an emotional aspect to the card too. The Ten of Wands can represent the emotional labor we do for other people, and the toll it can take when we have no energy left for ourselves. We owe it to our loved ones to take care of them—to be their safe refuge, to help them with the loads they bear—but we must be careful to balance those efforts with caring for ourselves, too. A journey can be emotionally taxing whether we are traveling alone or with companions. The Ten of Wands is a reminder not to get so bogged down that we can't go on—especially when we are so close to the finish line.
Fyodor Pavlov tarot
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