Five of Wands

Conflicts and Competition

Five of Wands

Conflicts and Competition

There are several ways to interpret this card, but the biggest theme is that there is a competition in your wake for the title. Whatever that title is, it’s the one you are driven to obtain for one reason or another. Right now, you are butting heads with opposing forces, which maybe a force you can or can’t see. They could be someone you may or may not even know or be aware of. In love, you might not be the only option. In business, there maybe people you don’t even know who are sharing the same idea as you.

This could be seen as literal conflict, an argument or confrontation of some kind. Despite all of this, it says that your force of will and personality will bring you farther than your competition. They have no chance with the shadow that your presence casts over them. Manifest your confidence, read the social cues of the situation. Elegantly execute the competition with one fell swoop.

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While the opposition is cutthroat, they are not nearly as clever, observant, or intelligent as you are. It’s like these people have followed the script you’ve read, seen, and experienced a thousand times.

That’s where you come in; compared to you, everyone else seems drought. Bring the confidence, wear your power suit, rock whatever ship you’re trying to sail. Learn where the line is and push it just enough to exhilarate and amaze everyone around you.

Bring your authenticity, wit, charisma and confidence and this competition will be over before it even started.

In its driest form has a few different meanings. Child’s Play, Competition, Conflict. Regardless, it’s a very “King of the Hill” card. Trying to be the first one to reach the top. To the point, this is fun for you.

Five of Wands Reversed

This maybe a competition out of your league. Especially if you’re not willing to up your ante beyond what you’re comfortable navigating effectively. If you will this, it won’t be via the process of elimination. It would be out of pure luck, and good fortune.

You are unprepared and unarmed. When you stepped up to this plate, what you thought was just a pitcher is an entire army. The competition is more saturated than you expected. Every single one of them has everything to gain from your loss.

These enemies may not even be known to you. This situation could be the result of many candidates. You didn’t stick out enough or weren’t animated enough. Perhaps it was an “eye of the beholder” gig, or a personality conflict. Who knows?

Dialing it back and taking stock in other options is the best choice in this endeavor. You’re losing this one.

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