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by Bella » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:29 am
Ok lets have a look at this Rider Waite card: Five Wands
In this card we see five young men in what appears to be a mock battle, Waite calls this mimic warfare. Its esoteric title is Lord of Strife, Astrological attribution is Saturn in Leo and its Element is fire (hot, dry).
So there is a lot of energy associated with this card.
Some say that they can see the beginnings of a pentacle being formed here and if the young men were to co-operate with each other they would be able to complete this pentacle. I wonder if this points the way to saying healthy competition is good for you and that perhaps learning to work with others may just bring you greater rewards than working alone. Of course very often this card is seen as competition, hard competition and the struggles that are faced in the search for those goals we desire. This of course does link this card to the "battle of life" in general.
All the wands in this card have little green leaves growing out of them, showing the potential that can be gained here by some good planning. It may well be a card that suggests to us that this is a time in life which has become hectic and in general things can become very trying. It doesn't show us that these obstacles are too difficult to overcome, just that they may well cause some frustration in the general plan of things.
I guess what this card can be showing us here is that very often difficulties can arise when one is trying to translate their ideas into reality.
5's in my number system have come to represent for me opportunity for change, and a turning point as well as the more usual meanings of strife, conflict, challenge and loss. The 5 of Wands may just be saying on a psychological level that there is no stability here, and a certain amount of unrest exists that can lead to new development. This unrest could also turn into conflict and so perhaps being aware of this, one becomes more able to handle confrontations in a more desirable way. So how we respond to the changing patterns in our life and whether or not we rise to the challenge could result in a turning point to success or if we don't meet the challenge then perhaps it could result in stress, conflict and regret.
Remember when the 5 Wands shows up a certain amount of effort is needed in order to turn things around.
~ Bella ~
Hi, for me it seems that most times this card has shown up there always seems to be minor family tensions and arguements going on in the querants life, a bit of sibling rivalry or along that line.