Ten of Wands
The Ten of Wands depicts success that has become burdensome as you struggle to carry too many responsibilities. You are expending a great deal of energy to hold everything together, and your original spirit and creativity are being drained by obligations. The card urges you to recognize the imbalance, reconnect with your passions, and apply the lessons of your efforts to restore balance. Reversed, it can indicate insincerity, cynicism, irresponsibility, or the blaming of others.
Keywords
Keyword
Stagnant Energy
Description
Success is wonderful, but if left unchecked, it can get away from you! In the Ten of Wands, a man balances responsibilities, promises, and tasks—all of which he knows intimately. For the moment, they are under control, but holding them has become a burden. You are expending a great deal of energy right now holding things together. What is the price? The original spirit and creativity that shone so brightly in you is fading quickly, swallowed by the tangle of obligations. It's time to use the lessons of those wands to fix the situation and restore balance.
Meaning
Running idle, a burden that has crept up slowly, a time to reconnect with passions and motivations, taking on too much, not saying no, a lack of balance, maintenance at the expense of growth
Reversal
Insincerity, cynicism, irresponsibility, blame of others
Visual Description
A solitary figure stands holding a horizontal bar from which ten wands radiate like spokes, forming a chaotic star before them. The person wears a light-colored garment and leans forward slightly, hands gripping the bar at either end. The scene is set against a dark background with a pool of muted light around the figure’s feet and the rays of the wands. A sloping plane or shadow runs diagonally across the foreground, emphasizing motion and uneven ground.
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