Five young men brandish wands at one another in a chaotic fight that looks more like a game than a war. It is competition, conflict and clashing ideas: friction that can sharpen you, if it does not wear you out.
Strife and rivalry, the clash of many wills.
Waite’s keywords (1911): A sham fight; the strenuous struggle for riches and fortune: the battle of life.
Reversed
Reversed, the conflict ends or is avoided: agreement, finding common ground; or conflict that turns inward and is suppressed.
Conflict avoided, or fought in secret.
Waite’s keywords (1911): Litigation, disputes, trickery, contradiction.
In love
Upright Quarrels, rivalry, competition for someone’s attention.
Reversed Conflicts settle; you choose peace.
In work
Upright Competition, disagreements in the team, clashing egos.
Reversed Agreement at work; you avoid an unnecessary fight.
In money
Upright Competition for resources; struggling for money.
Reversed Financial disputes resolved.
At home and in the family
Upright Arguments at home, everyone wants their own way.
Reversed The family finds peace after quarrels.
On your path
Upright Inner conflict between different beliefs.
Reversed You make peace with yourself.
Its counsel
Upright Compete fairly, and learn from the struggle.
Reversed Choose your battles. Not every fight is yours.
Correspondences
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana, suit of Wands
- Element
- Fire
- Rank
- Fives: struggle, loss and unsettling change
Dreams that carry this card
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