Five of Wands

The Five of Wands Quote

“It's possible to disagree with someone about the ethics of non-violence without wanting to kick his face in.”
Christopher Hampton

Meaning upright

Sparring, challenge, brainstorm, practicing new skills, experiencing contradictions, debating, arguing, annoy yourself over what someone else does, squabbling over details, impose your opinion, find allies in a conflict, overcoming obstacles, not compatible, not able to come to an agreement, opposition, a person who always causes problems, battle of the egos.

Meaning reversed

Conflict, looking for trouble, wanting to have the final say, not open to the arguments, struggling with projects you really don’t want that much, aggression, combative spirit, obstacles to overcome.

The Five of Wands in your reading

This is one of those days. Days on which everything seems to go wrong. From the moment you wake up you find out that you overslept the alarm clock. Now you have to run. At breakfast you find out that you’re out of your favorite ingredient and when you start the car it only growls at you but doesn’t start. You are really annoyed and the day is just starting.

Some days are struggles from beginning to end. Some periods in your life are the same. That is why five of the wands represents challenges and difficulties.

It does not necessarily mean that it has to do with your interaction with others (as the card often suggests). You may also struggle inside. It makes it easier to project your problems on others that really can’t help the way you’re feeling. It is your battle. They only respond to your energy. Check how you feel right now. Are you feeling positive or is there some kind of grumbling creature hidden in you that just wants to battle?

You have to understand that when you ask for a fight like this you will certainly get it.

This card shows without doubt that you have obstacles to overcome at the moment. They are not big, but they are important enough to become pretty irritated. The solution is in you, so do not ask the other person to stop. Stop fighting yourself. As you sow, so shall you reap.