Five of Wands
Lord of Strife
Season: Mid-Summer
Dates: July 22-August 1
Astrological Correspondence: Saturn in Leo
Five of Wands Description and Symbolism
Five people fight with similar wands. They are all different, yet are equally equipped to bring similar results to the situation. Not being monotonous, they all wear different garments. We get the sense that each wants to take the lead, yet none of the others will surrender. One person will end up the victor, but that time hasn’t come yet.
Since they all hold wands and not swords and because they are not wearing uniforms, it does look like they are play fighting. Maybe they are practicing for the real battle, which is in the future.
Five of Wands Tarot Card Meaning
The Five of Wands indicates that there are lots of activities in your life. There are many different people competing or there may just be a lot of different people involved in your situation.
The Five of Wands may indicate that this is a highly competitive time in your life. You may feel fierce and full of fire. You want to get to the top of the situation and are up against people who have equal amounts of clout and ambition. You may need to work just a little bit harder to stand out among all the other people.
The Five of Wands can suggest friendly group sports such as soccer, basketball or football. The Five of Wands wants you to have fun and hopes that you don’t take the sporty competition too seriously because the game can easily get brutal.
Five of Wands Astrological Correspondences
The Five of Wands represents Saturn in Leo. Leo always wants to be the center of attention and they don’t like sharing the spotlight. Saturn brings in restrictions, boundaries and limitations. The traditional RWS card depicts five equally equipped men coming together in a mock battle. Each is fighting to be the number one (or the Leo of the group), but with Saturn bringing in discipline the men will have to work together in order for balance to occur. They can’t do it without the help of everyone else.
The lesson of Saturn in Leo, as it corresponds to the Five of Wands is that being the star of the show won’t help you improve. You need to rely on others to help you win the situation. Even when people spar, they can’t spar on their own. They need another person or a group to help them learn to be the best.
Five of Wands in Love
In love, the Five of Wands can signal that there are other people vying for your love interest. It can also suggest that conflict and intellectual discourse turn you on.
If you are already in a relationship the Five of Wands suggests that your spouse may have other choices. When the Five of Wands comes up in regard to an existing relationship, there could be a lot of arguing.
Five of Wands as Feelings
You could be fee ling energetic, athletic, competitive, and full of energy.
Five of Wands as Advice
The Five of Wands suggest that you need to be thinking creatively and “outside-the-box.”
On the other hand, the Five of Wands as advice points to group work and team work. If you are having difficulties at work, try to be more of a team player.
As advice in love, the Five of Wands suggests that you need to spice up your sex life. Perhaps you’ve been doing the exact same thing over and over. Do something new that will excite your partner and ignite the passion.
Five of Wands as an Outcome
The Five of Wands as an outcome card suggests that you’ll end up working together in a group, which will help you grow. Adjustments will occur whether or like it or not and it will be for the best.
Five of Wands on a Mundane Level
On a mundane level this card could be indicating that you’ll be running a lot of errands. Also indicates children playing outside.
Five of Wands Professions
Athletics. Football. Soccer. Wrestling. Soldier. Communications. Team Manager. Team Leader. Sales Leader. Coach.
Five of Wands Reversed
The Five of Wands Reversed can indicate that competition has turned underhanded and you are out of your league. Things might escalate to the extreme where people are using devious antics to “win” at all cost.
On the other hand, the Five of Wands Reversed can indicate apathy towards a situation and lack of fire. You may not want to compete at all and run from the competition only to find out later that deep down you really wanted to compete.
Tarot Decks Worth Owning
Lovers Oracle
After Tarot Deck
“After Tarot explores what the cards would look like just moments after the usual scenes with which we are most familiar. For instance, what would happen to The Fool moments after putting his foot over the cliff? Find out in the revolutionary After Tarot.
Kit includes 78-card deck and a 160-page guidebook.” Excerpt from Amazon
Oracle of the Mermaids
“Overflowing with Mermaid magic, legends and lore, the 168-page guidebook features in-depth messages and clear, accurate card spreads to help you to find answers for yourself, your loved ones, or your clients. Features 45 illustrations by renowned fantasy artist Selina Fenech.” excerpt from Amazon
Ciro Marchetti Oracle Deck
“Through lush, Victorian-influenced images, the Oracle of Visions deck offers unique perspectives for insightful and intuitive readings. Rather than relying on a single theme, this eclectic oracle deck introduces archetypal figures from many areas of life, including the theater and the carnival. Ciro Marchetti’s imaginative scenes encourage us to set aside pre-conceived ideas and open ourselves up to new ways of looking at our choices, decisions, and potential outcomes. Oracle of Visions set includes 52 cards and 140-page illustrated guidebook. Following a career in advertising and graphic design, Ciro Marchetti has devoted the last decade of his life to the creation of several divination decks, including the Gilded Reverie Lenormand deck and the Tarot of Dreams. His award-winning digital artwork is popular around the world.” -Amazon
Ciro Marchetti Gilded Tarot Deck
“One of Llewellyn’s bestselling tarot decks has been updated with brilliantly refreshed art and an updated guidebook. With borderless cards, richer colors, and stylish design improvements, the deck retains its powerful readability with a more contemporary look to engage its many fans and new users alike. Following the RWS style and abounding with medieval magicians, priestesses, emperors, and knights, the Gilded Tarot Royale will continue to inspire tarot readers for years to come.” Amazon Staff Writer
Rider Waite Tarot Kit
The kit comes in a beautiful gift box and has lots of extras, including 78 beautiful tarot cards, in-depth guide, instruction booklet, luxurious velvet tarot card bag, 3 piece of tarot card holder stands, 7-color chakra stones, crystal pendulum, divination tablecloth and 2 decorative feathers. You will feel like you are participating in a personal ritual every time you pick up your tarot deck gift set.
Rider Waite Classic
Rider-Waite Tarot has set the standard for hundreds of other tarot decks, which follow the archetypal images created by Pamela Colman Smith in 1909under the direction of Arthur Edward Waite. This edition includes Smith’s original hand drawn titles.”A unique feature of the Rider-Waite deck, and one of the of the principal reasons for its enduring popularity, is that all of the cards, including the Minor Arcana, depict full scenes with figures and symbols.
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Five of Wands Tarot Card Combinations
Five of Wands and Death
a. We don’t fight anymore.
b. We don’t compete against each other anymore.
Five of Wands and Four of Wands
a. Lots of activities centered around getting a party or wedding up and running
Five of Wands and Six of Wands
a. Beating the odds and winning the victory
Five of Wands and Ace of Swords
a. Heightened group mental activities
Five of Wands and Seven of Swords
a. A situation where people are equally armed requires you to be underhanded and cunning
Five of Wands and Page of Cups
a. Lots of activity with the people you love
Five of Wands and Five of Pentacles
a. The group of women make sure to exclude the other woman and her child
Additional Reading
Seventy Eight Degrees
A Complete Guide to the Tarot
One of the first books I read on Tarot. I bought mine from a used book store when I was 15-years-old. Eden Gray’s Tarot Book remains a staple must-have and a timeless resource.
“The Tarot is a symbolic record of human experience. Through deeply rooted mystic powers, the cards accomplish miracles of psychological insight, wise counsel and accurate divination.”—from A Complete Guide to the Tarot
Paul Foster Case
The Element Tarot Handbook
For a deeper, esoteric dive into Tarot, I recommend Naomi Ozaniec’s book. She takes cues from the Golden Dawn, Qabalah and Western Mysteries.
The History of Tarot
Occult Studies 201
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