5 of Wands - description of all characteristics in different positions

Description of the card image

The situation on the map is lively and movement is felt. Five young people in multi-colored clothes each hold a staff in their hands, resulting in five staffs. Young people are preparing either for a competition or for a fight. The actions and movements of young people do not cause aggression; their behavior is friendly, and their faces express the frivolity of their ideas, a slight pretense in their intentions. But this is only at first glance and the first impression of the card. Young people sat on a green lawn, the sky was clear blue. There is calm and playfulness in the air.

The card can also speak of uncertainty. The young people have not decided what is happening between them: just an idea for a competition or is this a real skirmish.

The map is perceived in a very versatile way. There are too many participants involved, each pursuing their own interests and trying to turn the situation in their own direction. It is difficult to achieve coordination of actions and come to a common opinion, much less a goal.

Interpretation of direct provision

Keys: imitation of something, tension of struggle, competition to achieve results and profit. Competition, getting what you want through struggle. Rivals. Desire to be a leader. Take a leading position. Improve wealth. Conflicts. It is worth defending your interests. Express your opinion so that it is noticed and paid attention.

Your victory is deserved, but it was not easy for you; you had to pay a high price for what you wanted. The Five of Wands is competition, natural struggle, competitions that must be passed to implement plans.

But you should be careful and not get bogged down in the competitive struggle, which even goes as far as gambling, the struggle for leadership, in which the means and methods for winning are not important, but only the result. Also, you should not compete just for the sake of a leading position, imaginary success and position, strengthening influence or being richer than someone else. Such actions can lead to obsessions and the loss of something truly important.

The 5 of Wands says that you should not count on easy achievement of your plans, your life is in full swing. To achieve what you want, you need to work hard, analyze the current situation, and be willing to make sacrifices.

You have been challenged, and whether it is worth answering is up to you.

Thoth Tarot

The Five of Wands in the Thoth Tarot deck has the following meanings:

• limitation;
• unfulfilled desires;
• fear;
• vain aspirations;
• struggle, fire of argument;
• aggression;
• call;
• ambition;
• going beyond possible limits.

Description: The central rod appears weighted. A disk with wings, which could mean an upward flap, carries the star down. As for symbolism, the snakes of rebirth are slow and sleepy, the all-seeing eye has lost clarity of vision; creative power is blocked; there is stagnation of energy. The small wings at the end of the staff continue to work in an attempt to lift the weight.

Instruction: in the situation there is a high probability of coming to terms with the circumstances. As the planet Saturn reminds us, we must not allow ourselves to despair. You need to look at the flame that continues to burn behind the rod, regardless of the difficulties. The card appears as a sign that the person is ready to face difficulties head-on and work on them.

Questions that the querent should ask himself: what obstacles exist between him and the realization of his goals? What kind of pile-up of his responsibilities does he have? Recommendation: go through the path step by step; don't take the situation too seriously; draw an additional card.

Statement: “I am capable of new expressions of feeling and creativity in my work.”

Additional card meanings:

• Profession: competition; contrary intentions; maintaining their positions; ambition.
• Consciousness: internal experience - inside the querent feels the aggression of fire, which encourages conflict.
• Relationships: clashes and reconciliation; violation of contradictions.
• Advice: take a risk; experience something new; take the challenge.
• Warning: inflated self-esteem, narcissism; unjustified vanity.

Interpretation of the inverted position

Keys: gravity of the situation, proceedings, disagreement, deceit, contradiction. Unfair fight, game without rules. Quarrels, conflict. Intrigue. Benefit from the problems and difficulties of others. Disclosure of other people's secrets.

The Five of Wands means a cruel and dishonest struggle, the implementation of plans through fraud.

Fierce competition with intrigue, double play, false actions, and involvement of third parties in the conflict. All types of struggle will complicate your life, and you will not emerge victorious from all conflicts and difficult situations. Achieving a positive result is complicated by the current circumstances. Not in all situations you will have the strength and prudence to turn things around in your favor.

Important: look around, maybe someone is acting against you or things are happening without your knowledge and participation. Analyze your behavior and communication with others, look at your social circle.

Review your plans and goals to see if the price for achieving what you want is too high. Remember that it is very easy to lose your position and reputation, but returning everything to its place or to its previous position can be quite difficult, and sometimes almost impossible.

Features of the Five of Staves

The 5 of Staffs of the Tarot is a card of intellectual struggle. The image on it confirms this: several people fighting. They are not on the battlefield, so this is a game, not a real fight. The meaning of the Five of Wands Tarot symbolizes competition and conflict.

The problems this card promises often relate to health, competition at work, or criticism from management. The lasso also speaks of the need to show toughness and defend one’s opinion. This interpretation indicates passing exams and graduation projects, everything that concerns intellectual strength.

Five of Wands in health

Mild malaise, stabbing pain, bruise, hematoma, injury, stomach problems.

Straight position. Possible slight malaise, cold, runny nose. It is necessary to take a course of vitamins, dress according to the weather and not look at how others dress.

Strengthen your immune system and prevent viral diseases. You need to think about health in advance and prepare for illnesses.

Inverted position. Your immunity is weakened, your body is susceptible to diseases. Take care of your throat. Frivolous attitude towards health. Carelessness, negligence, neglect of diseases that can develop into chronic ones or be aggravated by complications. Inconsistency in the functioning of the body.

Family and home

Direct position

A tense atmosphere in the family, empty chores, a pile-up of family problems that household members cannot cope with. The card also speaks of destroyed family comfort - we can talk about repairs, moving, problems with buying a home, leaving the family.

Inverted

The meaning of the Five of Staves in an inverted position: the subsidence of family conflicts, the establishment of an atmosphere of peace and tranquility in the house, minor quarrels and misunderstandings among family members will not be able to destroy the overall well-being.

Five of Wands in Relationships

Straight position. State of confrontation: quarrels and conflicts. Not the most favorable prognosis for relationships. Love still seems to exist, but it is already beginning to fade away. May be irritated by your partner's behavior or habits. New aspects of character are revealed. A look at a person from a different, unfavorable side.

You can say that too many people are interested in your relationship, some out of envy, some out of simple curiosity, some out of selfish motives. And everyone strives to give their advice and bring confusion and chaos. Don’t let people you don’t like into your home or relationships. Be more attentive to advice and what other people say.

Inverted position. Infidelity, betrayal, lies, deception, love triangle. Interference from third parties. Perhaps someone does not want your happiness and is going against you.

Love and relationships

Straight position

The meaning of the card: the process of getting used to each other, family quarrels, personal confrontation between partners, jealousy, revitalization of libido, breaking of a hateful relationship, arguments over trifles. In some cases, the Five of Staves that appears in the layout predicts divorce. It will be accompanied by fierce confrontation between spouses, division of property, litigation, and quarrels.

For single people, the 5 of Wands in a relationship describes a situation where the questioner cannot understand himself. On the one hand, he desires romance, love, strives to create a family, but, on the other hand, he is already accustomed to loneliness and is afraid to change his established routine.

Reversed position

The reversed 5 of Wands in a relationship predicts a lack of mutual understanding, hidden enmity, senseless quarrels, hatred of one partner for another, unsatisfied sexual desire. In combination with some cards, we can talk about the appearance of a rival in love. A struggle will unfold to preserve relationships and expel the “third wheel” from the family.

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Five of Wands at work

Professions:

• athlete,
• critic,
• Fighter for justice,
• organizer,
• speaker,
• commentator.

Straight position. You are faced with a problem that needs to be resolved. For a favorable outcome, you will have to put in a lot of effort. This includes the struggle for a leading position, rivalry and competition, drawing up a strategy for action, attracting attention to one’s person, and ways to voice one’s opinion.

The situation is tense, but not depressingly serious. You may also have new ideas for strengthening your position or for achieving new heights and moving up the career ladder.

Advice: don’t be afraid of your strengths, check what you are capable of and you can calmly enter into competition. It is necessary to be firm and defend your position. You can stand up for yourself.

Inverted position. Be careful - the Five of Wands warns, look around, analyze the situation and your position. Perhaps one of your colleagues is playing a game against you.

Don’t rush into making decisions, it’s better to stop and take a breath, gain strength and act according to the established plan.

Avoid ill-considered actions, conflicts, and do not miss your chances and opportunities.

Taking on several tasks or projects at once means not succeeding in any of them. In this case, you will miss out on benefits and may end up in debt.

Lack of control in financial matters, excessive spending or unjustified investments will lead to losses.

Advice: do not brag about your achievements, soberly assess the situation. Pay attention to your surroundings. In order to gain financial benefit, you need to turn the situation around and become a leader, set a plan of action and the rhythm with which those around you will move. You should step out of the shadow of your colleagues and stop simply participating or contemplating what is happening. It is necessary to act, but to act thoughtfully.

The meaning of the card in various layouts

✚ “One card” layout

5 of Wands General meaning Indicates that the fortuneteller will have to compete with someone, and also speaks of ambition. Conflicts are possible. Relationships The lovers have to figure out who is the leader in their couple. The card also predicts quarrels, conflicts and even separation or divorce. Health Arcanum foreshadows health problems. Possible increase in body temperature, exacerbation of chronic pathologies, and injury. Dela Arkan speaks of possible conflicts in a team or between partners. At the same time, none of the “warring” parties wants to concede. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ For the future

5 of Wands The meaning of this Tarot card is not positive, so you need to treat it with the utmost seriousness and thoughtfulness. This way you will be able to avoid unpleasant consequences and difficulties. The map indicates conflicts from which you will have to fight back as much as possible. There may be an unpleasant situation at work that will require decisive action from you. Personal relationships will not bring joy due to long and tiring quarrels. A quarrel is a release of negative feelings and emotions, and therefore causes unpleasant feelings that remain in the memory for many years. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ On relationships

5 of Wands The Five of Wands is a symbol of struggle. The one who received this tarot card will be forced to fight for his love. A person planning to meet destiny will have to make certain efforts to achieve this goal. If a person is already in a relationship, then the card explains to this couple that quarrels and scandals are a necessary ingredient in relationships; without them, most likely, partners will become bored with each other. It is in heated discussions that the truth is born, which is the basis for relationships. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ For today

5 of Wands Inherent in going beyond what is permitted, conflict situations with others, and a willingness to stand up for oneself. At work: a tense situation that requires immediate resolution; competition with colleagues and the desire to change established rules. In health: diseases that test the body's strength (inflammation, fever, diseases of the immune system, infections, etc.). There is some competition in the relationship for the role of leader, constant disputes and scandals. You are an arrogant and proud person, always fighting with the world. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ For tomorrow

5 of Wands Map of big troubles, conspiracies and rivalries, going beyond what is permitted by society. Physical force may be used. Tomorrow brings rivalry on the brink of conflict, an ambitious desire to defend one’s point of view by any means necessary, and a reluctance to negotiate and compromise. The card gives the following advice in love and professional sphere - direct your burning energy, all your excess strength to something productive, because tomorrow you will be determined to go to the end. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ What does he think about me

5 of Wands The card says that your relationship with your partner is very unique. Many consider such love to be tyranny, which is rare nowadays. You love to constantly create scandals and you like it. You constantly spark experiments in your personal life and reinforce the emotional component of your love with quarrels. It is for this reason that you are never bored around each other. If you are mutually satisfied with this format of the relationship, then there is no need to change anything at the moment. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ On request

5 of Wands Your desire is to some extent caused by the desire to go against fate. This is a kind of challenge both to yourself and to others. And you will be able to achieve what you want. But you should understand that this path will not be easy. You will definitely have to sacrifice something and fight against circumstances. But you also shouldn’t show passivity, otherwise it will kill all enthusiasm. Many problems will not be difficult to solve - try to take into account the opinions and advice of others. Don't try to take on everything at once, set the right priorities. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ On the situation

5 of Wands Lack of like-minded people and clear goals. Undirected application of effort. Everything is accompanied by a struggle with rivals and fuss. There may be an incorrect distribution of efforts and a conflict of interests. However, there is a liberation from the unnecessary. Conflicts and problems cannot be avoided. You will have to fight for your goals, even if you don’t want to. Try to direct your energy in one direction and not waste it on unnecessary disputes and competitions. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ For the betrothed

5 of Wands of Wands is interpreted as a card symbolizing a tense union of two people, which does not want to be dissolved. Such relationships are usually passive and unemotional, which shows stinginess in actions and feelings. As a rule, it is not worth waiting for an offer in such cases, but you can fix everything only by going through all the difficulties and correcting all the shortcomings in the relationship. Is the result worth it? A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚Guardian Angel Advice

5 of Wands The ability to take care of one’s interests, defend one’s views, and have one’s own judgment. You find yourself in a situation where the most correct thing to do is to protect your interests from any attacks. Discord, disputes, struggle - this is what the card portends. Don’t hesitate, you have something to fight for, the main thing is to think through a strategy. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ On the King

5 of Wands A difficult period begins in your relationship, accompanied by a showdown. You will need to use all your patience; you may have to enter into a fight with a rival for the heart of your chosen one. To avoid conflicts, try to throw out negativity by distracting yourself with sports or work. It's not bad to throw a bachelorette party. Advice: try to control yourself, have a conversation with your loved one, and don’t get tired of proving your fidelity and love. This period is short-lived and will end favorably. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ For treason

5 of Wands Arcana 5 of Wands excludes deception and betrayal on the part of your loved one. However, you do not feel safe and are carefully observing the situation. You are not satisfied with the current state of affairs in your relationship, so you see possible betrayal. But here your lack of self-confidence and belittlement play a big role. Calm down and start loving yourself, then you will feel that everything around you begins to reciprocate. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ “Three cards” layout

5 of Wands You are likely to have entered into a conflict or rivalry with someone who is equal in strength to you. However, this struggle is not intended to suppress and humiliate you, but, on the contrary, to strengthen confidence in your abilities and attract useful and necessary changes into your life. This collision is an excellent opportunity to realize yourself by overcoming difficulties. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ Love triangle

5 of Wands Arcanum promises conflicts, rivalry, and the struggle for the main role in a relationship. The couple will have constant scandals that can lead to separation. The card foreshadows leaving the family, divorce. Another meaning of the lasso is a strange relationship built on the game of wrestling. This situation suits the partners, so they will soon reach another level. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ To fate

5 of Wands You have too many activities and too many helpers around you. You should focus on one thing, the most important, and try to do it yourself, without dividing your work among many volunteers, otherwise you will get confused in this chaos. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ To Work

5 of Wands The card foreshadows a crisis, disagreements, and clashes of interests. A protracted quarrel will arise in which no one wants to make concessions. It is not recommended to avoid conflicts. This will be the beginning of a new cycle. The card advises you to stand up for your rights and not make concessions. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

✚ For pregnancy and children

5 of Wands If 5 of Wands fall out, the pregnancy will proceed normally, without emergency situations, but with medical supervision. During labor, everything will not go so smoothly: ruptures, entanglement in the umbilical cord or slight bleeding are possible. Childbirth will be a difficult ordeal for mother and child, but under the supervision of experienced doctors the outcome will be successful. It is worth taking seriously the choice of place for childbirth. A full description of the card is available at the link >>> Fortune telling on this spread ONLINE

Five of Wands about the current situation

Straight position. The current situation makes it difficult for you to move on. An unresolved issue will torment you for a long time. You will have to work hard and find the answer, otherwise you can lead the situation into a loop.

You have a chance to test your strength. Apply your knowledge in practice, verify your position, and confirm your leadership and advantage over others.

Now you may not be happy with the current situation, but you need to analyze and experience it, extract positive experience and move forward.

Advice: take a fresh look at your life; perhaps it’s time to reassess values, change your views regarding some positions.

Inverted position. You have hidden conflicts, both with yourself, which prevents you from achieving inner harmony, and with the people around you, which interferes with fruitful work and constructive communication. You should not pull the truth out of others when there is a secret on your part.

Card tip: You need to think about what kind of game you are playing, as well as with whom and what you are playing.

A word of caution: don’t get carried away with games; excitement is good in moderation. Rely only on yourself and your strengths.

Psychology of Personality.

The 5 of Wands indicates a person who tries to constantly live in tension and emotional swings, otherwise life loses interest and meaning for him. A sociable person, constantly looking for new acquaintances to realize his interests, but these acquaintances and connections are not durable, only for the period while something can be obtained from them or while they are useful. As for emotions, a person is content with little: superficial perception and experience, which leads to a constant thirst for new emotions. A person does not know how to sympathize and is not able to console or support in difficult times. And even if he tries, he does it in a forced and unnatural way.

Keys for understanding the ideas of the Five of Wands:

• Lack of coordination, disagreements, disputes.
• Conflicts in society.
• Setting rules for competition. Drawing up a fight plan.
• Establishing connections to conclude a contract.
• Assigning each participant their own specific role. Distribution of tasks.
• Turmoil, noise, hubbub, twitching of the interlocutor. Misunderstandings. Misunderstanding based on unwillingness to listen to the interlocutor.

Questions to consider after the Five of Wands card is drawn:

1. What game are you playing?
2. What game do partners, colleagues, in a word, those around you play?
3. What position do you take in the situation?
4. What is your goal?
5. What positions do opponents take?
6. What are the competitors' goals?

Work and finance

In a straight position

The meaning of the Tarot card in professional activities: the learning process, training, intense competition, exhausting work, trying to find oneself in a new business, changing workplaces, disagreements between employees on production issues, confrontation. In some cases, the card indicates the successful completion of a project that caused the questioner a lot of inconvenience, and promises success in studies, sports, and debates.

In the field of finance, 5 staves predict profit, business success, and prosperity. But material benefits will not fall from the sky onto the head of the questioner; he will have to desperately fight for them.

Reversed position

The meaning of the 5 of Wands in the reverse position: senseless competition, an atmosphere of mutual disagreement, difficulties in establishing contacts with colleagues, or for a boss with subordinates, a pile-up of work problems, vanity.

In the field of finance, a reverse card predicts a period of instability, money disputes, problems with the acquisition of real estate, and fraud.

Five of Wands combined with the Major Arcana

With a jester. Ignoring others.

With a magician. Manipulation of others.

With the High Priestess. Intrigue. Difficulties with documents.

With the Empress. A search for compromise is necessary.

With the Emperor. The struggle for the leading and highest position.

With the hierophant. Eliminate indecision.

With lovers. Unequal relationships. The desire to be taller and more significant than your partner.

With a chariot. Conflicts, quarrels, cycle of quarrels.

With strength. Don't abuse your position.

With a hermit. Internal disharmony.

With the wheel of fortune. Challenge your destiny.

With justice. Search for peculiar “holes” in laws.

C hanged. Incoherence of actions, disorder of actions.

With death. Changing worldview.

With moderation. A look at life from a position of neutrality.

With the devil. Your destiny is playing with you.

With a tower of lightning. Losing.

With a star. Infidelity.

With the moon. Concealment of the real situation.

With the sun. Winning, achieving a goal, defeating competitors.

With the court. The birth of truth after much debate.

With peace. Confirmation and strengthening of your position. Winning.

Combinations of the Five of Wands with the Suit of Wands

With an ace. You should not miss the favorable opportunities and chances provided by fate.

With a deuce. You missed opportunities. You have been relegated to the background.

With a three. The difficulties are left behind, your position has strengthened.

With four. Consistency.

With six. Subjugation of others. Take a leadership position.

With seven. Prolonged difficulties, unwillingness to reconsider one’s views.

With eight. Rapid development of events. Brawl.

With nine. Tense position. Caution is required.

With ten. Loss of strength, concession of positions.

With a page. A balanced assessment of the situation and a sober assessment of the situation is necessary.

With a knight. To incite a conflict, a quarrel.

With the queen. It is necessary to sort it out and put things in order. A new level in relationships.

With the king. Development of a plan, constructive solution.

Combinations

The combination of the Five of Wands with other arcana gives a more detailed description of the current situation in the life of the questioner.

5 of Wands with major arcana:

• Jester - Ignore other people's opinions.
• Magician - manipulate the team.
• The High Priestess is a competition of experts in a particular field.
• The Empress is a solution that suits both.
• The Emperor is a politician.
• Hierophant - getting rid of uncertainty.
• Lovers - show competition in relationships.
• Chariot - to get bogged down in disagreements.
• Strength is staying within the limits of what is permitted.
• Hermit - internal conflict.
• Wheel of Fortune is a test.
• Justice is to find a loophole in the law.
• Hanged Man - feverishly looking for a way out of the situation.
• Death is a change of beliefs.
• Moderation is a balanced approach.
• The devil is an evil twist of fate.
• The tower is a loss in competition.
• Star - errors in the natal chart.
• The moon is a deception of the opponent.
• Sun - get around the enemy.
• Judgment - truth comes in dispute.
• Peace is a win in a battle.

Wands:

• two - lost opportunities;
• three - self-realization;
• four - come to an agreement, compromises;
• six - win; subdue; rise up;
• seven - protracted conflict; long-term difficulties; dissatisfaction and nagging; upholding beliefs;
• eight - the conflict is coming to an end; fast reaction; bustle;
• nine - the need to be alert; nervous anticipation and analysis of possibilities, gaining experience;
• ten - a battle that exhausts one’s strength; loss; give in to competitors; removal from office;
• Page - compromise, reflection on the situation;
• Knight - inflaming passions, worsening conflict;
• Queen - streamline the situation, move to a more advanced level in relationships;
• King - constructive decision, victory over disagreements, building a strategy, taking responsibility;
• Ace - seize the initiative, catch luck by the tail.

Cups:

• two - conflict, work on relationships;
• three - a quarrel among friends;
• four - avoiding conflict;
• five - have weaknesses in front of rivals;
• six - conflict originating from the past;
• seven - useless struggle;
• eight - avoiding the fight;
• nine - to have the pleasure of victory after making maximum efforts;
• ten - quarrels in the family;
• Page - fight for someone's attention;
• Queen - a quarrel with a woman, who is represented by a card;
• King - a quarrel with a man, the King of Cups;
• Ace - love rivalry.

Swords:

• two - challenge to a duel;
• troika - verbal skirmish;
• four - retreat;
• five - insult, invasion;
• six - to hide from persecution;
• seven - diplomatic approach;
• number eight - complexes under the influence of others;
• nine - nervousness due to conflicts;
• ten - uncertainty of relationships, turning into separation;
• Page - conflicts with a teenager;
• Knight - serious confrontation and struggle;
• Queen - conflict with an intelligent woman;
• King - argue with superiors, an authoritative person;
• Ace - fight to win.

Pentacles:

• two - strife with the debtor;
• three - competition among professionals;
• four - fight to establish rules;
• five - struggle for survival;
• six - take part in the competition;
• seven - it is necessary to consider a behavior strategy;
• eight - competition of professionals;
• nine - battle for gain;
• ten - argue about inheritance;
• Page - conflicts regarding money matters;
• Knight - experience in business;
• Queen - feuds with a business woman;
• King - fight for control over finances;
• Ace - conflicts based on money.