Five of Wands
Five of Wands, minor arcana. competition, conflict, disagreement, tension.
Five figures wave wands at one another, none clearly winning. It is the card of friction: lively disagreement, rivalry or a crowd of competing ideas.
Upright
- competition
- conflict
- disagreement
- tension
Five figures wave wands at one another, none clearly winning. It is the card of friction: lively disagreement, rivalry or a crowd of competing ideas.
Reversed
- avoiding conflict
- truce
- resolved tension
- inner conflict
A conflict that is easing, or one that is being avoided instead of settled. Reversed, the card is often read as a truce or as tension turned inward.
Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.
Astrology and numerology
In the Golden Dawn scheme that most modern decks follow, each numbered minor card from two to ten is given a planet in a sign. For Five of Wands it is Saturn in Leo. The suit's element, fire, comes from Wands.
Its number reduces to 5, which numerology associates with change, freedom, curiosity. See every card that reduces to 5.
Yes or no
In yes or no tarot, Five of Wands counts as a no when upright, and as a yes when reversed. This follows a common convention and not a rule from the deck's makers.
Tarot is a tradition of symbolism. This page says what readers traditionally associate with the card. It does not predict anything and it is not advice.