Tarot · Wands
Five of Wands
- friction
- competition
- sparring
The picture
Five young men brandish staves at one another; it looks more like a scuffle than a serious fight.
The meaning
Five people, five wands, and each wants something different. The tradition reads the card as friction, competition and differences of opinion. Often it is a contest of strength without real hostility. It can be tiring and still clear the air.
Reversed
Reversed, it is read as a quarrel settling down, or a conflict that is being avoided.
In love
In love it is read as small squabbles that show both people want something.
At work
At work it stands for rivalry, lively debate and ideas rubbing against one another.
As your card of the day
Everyone may be talking at once today. Stay relaxed; friction often makes warmth.
The Five of Wands stands for competition. Go ahead and test your strength today, but with humour.
Wands belong to fire. The tradition reads them as the cards of drive, ideas and energy.
Picture: Pamela Colman Smith, Rider-Waite-Smith tarot, 1909, public domain (Wikimedia Commons).