Ten Of Wands

Card Number: 54

Card Name: Ten of Wands

Core Attributes

• ✨Astrological Correspondences:✨♄ Saturn in Sagittarius
• ✨Element:✨🔥Fire
• ✨Direction:✨🧭 South
• ✨Numerology:✨1️⃣ 1
• ✨Archetype:✨🎭 The Burden-Bearer, The Laborer, The Overloaded One
• ✨Energy:✨⚡ Responsibility, burdens, hard work, duty, exhaustion, perseverance
• ✨Keywords:✨🗝
  • Upright Keywords for The Ten of Wands:
  • Burden
  • Responsibility
  • Duty
  • Hard work
  • Oppression
  • Struggle
  • Obligation
  • Exhaustion
  • Overwhelm
  • Perseverance
  • Reversed Keywords for Ten of Wands:
  • Release of burdens
  • Delegation
  • Letting go
  • Freedom
  • Lightening the load
  • Burnout
  • Avoidance of responsibility
  • Overwhelm released
  • Collapse under pressure
  • Resistance
• ✨Basic Meaning:✨📖 In the upright position, the Ten of Wands represents burdens, responsibility, and the weight of duty. It signifies being overworked, exhausted, or overwhelmed by obligations, yet also the determination to push through to completion. It reflects hard lessons of responsibility and perseverance. In the reversed position, the Ten of Wands suggests release of burdens, delegation, or letting go of unnecessary responsibilities. It may also warn of burnout or avoidance, urging balance and the freedom to set boundaries.

Symbols & Associations

• ✨Gemstones:✨💎 Hematite, Black Onyx, Smoky Quartz, Garnet, Red Jasper
• ✨Herbs:✨🌿 Cypress, Pine, Rosemary, Thyme, Sage
• ✨Runes:✨ᚠ Nauthiz, Isa
• ✨Tree:✨🌳 Oak, Pine
• ✨Chakra:✨🌀 Root, Solar Plexus

Cultural and Mythological Links

• ✨Deities:✨👑 Atlas, Hephaestus, Saturn, Kronos
• ✨Sabbats:✨🌾 Lammas, Mabon
• ✨Archangel:✨👼 Cassiel, Uriel
• ✨Shem Angel:✨🪽 Haamiah, Menadel
• ✨Native American Totem Animals:✨🦉 Ox, Donkey, Horse, Ant
• ✨I-Ching:✨📜 28 Ta Kuo – Critical Mass
• ✨Tree of Life:✨🌲Malkuth

Additional Details

✨Timing (When it should come about):✨⏳10 days, 10 weeks

✨Season:✨☀️ Late Autumn Early Winter

✨Month:✨📅 December

✨Day of the Week:✨🗓 Saturday

✨Time of the Day:✨🌞 Dusk

✨Yes/No Answer:✨✅❌ No

✨Count:✨#️⃣ 10

✨Colors:✨🎨 Dark Red, Brown, Gold, Black

✨Aura Colors:✨🌈 Deep red, Brown, Burnt orange

✨Moon Phase:✨🌙 Waning phases

✨Weather:✨⛅Hot, oppressive heat, Heavy atmosphere

✨Metal:✨⚙️ Lead, Iron

✨Scents:✨🌸 Cypress, Pine, Myrrh, Patchouli

✨Chocolate:✨🍫 Dark Chocolate with Espresso

✨Candle Type:✨🕯️Pillar Candle

✨Common Associations:✨🔗 Responsibility, burden, duty, hard work, perseverance, oppression, exhaustion, struggle, obligation, overwork, weight of responsibility, sacrifice, determination, completion, release, freedom, lightening the load, balance of effort

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