Ten of Wands
The Ten of Wands describes movement without a clear plan, carrying burdens, and pressing on despite hardships and exhaustion. It highlights taking on too much, being overworked, and having harbored burdens that obscure vision and connection to others. Reversed, it signals either failing to let go of what weighs one down or the relief that comes when a burden is lightened, sometimes forced by breakdown or exhaustion. Magickal uses involve representing burdens and stresses in spellwork, and reversing or facing the card down to help bring clarity or lighten the load.
Keywords
Description
Movement without a plan or clear course of direction; a time to pick up and go; a gathering up of energy; withdrawing one's energy, talent, and resources from a particular situation; a hasty, difficult move; impeded progress but progress nonetheless; harbored burdens obscure the vision; getting kicked out, fired, or otherwise banished; carrying a bigger load than one can handle; bearing a burden; pressing on in spite of hardships; a need to lessen stress; being pulled too thin or taking on too much; exhaustion: physical labor; the feeling of being overworked; being too focused on one's own work or other stresses has caused the person to take less notice of those around them; moving forward despite the fact that one doesn't yet know quite where they're going.
Reversed
Failing to let go of something that has been weighing one down, skewing one's perspective, or blocking one's own path; lightening one's load; a burden is lifted; a breakdown caused by sheer exhaustion forces one to lessen stress and take a step back; a need to use all available tools and talents to one's best benefit in seeking out a new direction; a need to take a closer look at where one is heading; a lack of preparation and planning that may or may not be avoidable; a failed, ill-planned attempt at a new start; an object is lost or left behind.
Magickal Uses
Use in spellwork to represent burdens and stresses. Reverse it or turn it facedown to help lighten your load. Reversed, it can be used to help bring clarity when you feel like you can't see the forest for the trees.
Visual Description
A man walks along a winding dirt road carrying a heavy bundle of ten rough wooden wands that completely hide his face; he wears a feathered cap, a red tunic and brown leggings. A small wooden cart with a single wheel and a black bird perched on it stands by the roadside, and several discarded sticks and footprints litter the path. Green rolling hills and a few autumn-colored trees sit beneath a partly cloudy blue sky. Along the bottom edge a banner reads 'TEN OF WANDS'.
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