Card 31 • wands

Ten of Wands

Brief Description

This card portrays overwhelming burden and oppression, using zombies, floodwaters, and heavy wands to symbolize being weighed down and losing individuality. The imagery emphasizes exhaustion and extinguished energy as figures struggle to remain above water and tie up loose ends. In a reading it indicates mental overload, unfinished business, and goals muddled under excessive responsibilities. The guidance is to release unnecessary burdens and let some things go to lighten your load.

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Story

Zombies are reanimated corpses, or corporal "undead" that become ambulatory and stumble through mortal terrain without consciousness or free will. It was thought that they could only be stopped through the intake of salt or by being changed into an animal before slaughter. They’re often described as ravenous, catatonic creatures with carnal appetites. Popular fictional depictions often mirror current social dynamics such as the loss of individuality. The excessive floodwaters and rain represent oppression. They weigh down the figures with their heavy properties. The energy of the wands is extinguished as they struggle to remain above water. The tangled garments are indicative of the need to tie up loose ends.

Divinatory meaning

You are treading your feet through an endless pool of burdens. Your goals are muddled under the weight of unfinished business and mental overload. You need to let some things go to lighten your load.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Lisa Hunt

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