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5 of Wands, Rider-Waite-Smith
Minor arcana · Wands

5 of Wands

The Five of Wands brings open confrontation forward: several intentions occupy the same space and each of them looks for its place.

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What the card shows

Five young men raise their wands above their heads, with no order set between them. The shafts cross in every direction, and each body moves towards another.

Its light

Five intentions in the same room bring back what politeness leaves aside. The friction reveals the gaps in the plan before reality takes care of it.

Its shadow

You defend your corner even when the ground stands free, the joust eats your hours and no decision gets settled. Noise takes the place of work.

Keywords

confrontationcompetitionfrictiondisagreementeffort

Notes on the symbolism

RWS. Five of Wands. Waite reads a mock fight here, and the scene names no leader: the figures stay of the same rank, with no hierarchy among them.

What this card invites you to do

Say what you defend, hear the answer without cutting it off, and look at what the friction produces: a clearer decision, or plain tiredness.

A card does not decide for you.
It shows you where to look.

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