Ten of Wands
The Ten of Wands signifies excessive responsibility, strain, and overwhelming pressure, where commitments are difficult to keep and possibilities feel limited. It depicts a challenging situation with vague outcomes, reaching goals only by paying a very high price and an unhealthy fixation on the goal. The card advises reducing your burden and giving yourself a break to avoid burnout or breakdown. As a warning it can indicate loss that must be accepted and learned from, and in reverse it points to failure, exhaustion, or avoidance of responsibility with possibly temporary respite. The quick answer is that, for now, the situation may be beyond your control.
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Upright
This card depicts situations of excessive responsibility, strain and overwhelming pressure. Promises or commitments that are very difficult to keep. Possibilities are limited; lack of prospects. A challenging situation with a vague result. Pressure of frustration. Reaching the goal by paying a very high price. An unhealthy fixation on the goal.
Card's Advice
Try to dial it down a bit and lessen your burden of responsibility. Give yourself a break, or you could be facing a breakdown.
The Warning
Prepare for a loss. You didn't manage to avoid the problem, so accept that the damage is done and learn from the experience.
Reverse
All around failure, and as a result, experiencing inevitable damage (material, psychological and physical). Complete exhaustion. Temporary unexpected respite. Avoiding responsibility, passing the buck.
Quick Answer
For now, it's a no as the situation is beyond your control.
Visual Description
A burdened man strides forward carrying ten long wooden wands bundled across his back and shouldered on a horizontal staff. He wears a pinkish tunic, a leafy green wreath, sandals, and a strap across his chest securing the load. Ribbons trail among the wands and the background shows rocky ground, trees and a small village on the horizon beneath a pale sky. The top of the card displays the Roman numeral X and a banner at the bottom reads "Десятка Посохов".
Old Style tarot
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