Five of Wands
Tarot de Marseille
Essence: A new desire pushing, creative ambition, the temptation of a bigger project, energy that outgrows the structure, burning ideal
Card glossary › Tarot de Marseille
General meaning
Upright
ambitiontemptationimpulseidealchallenge
↕ Reversed: Stuck desire, impulsiveness, power struggles, competitiveness, passions that cause conflict
By topic
- Love
- newintense attractiontemptationwanting to get carried awaydesirechallenge
- Friendship
- healthy rivalryshared challengecompetitionambitionenergy
- Family
- family ambitionstension over goalswanting to growchallengedrive
- Career
- ambitionbigger opportunitycompetitionsought-after promotionentrepreneurship
- Work
- ambitionstarting a businessa step forwardcompetitionchallenge
- Studies
- academic challengeambitious goalcompetitionenthusiasmnew objective
- Money
- financial ambitionbigger investmentrisknew incomegamble
- Pets
- restless animalcompetitionchallengesenergyrough play
- Health
- overflowing energyphysical challengesporting ambitionexcessimpulse
- Choices
- bet on something biggertemptationambitiongo furtherrisk
- Creative projects
- ambitious projectscaling upwanting to outdo yourselfchallengeimpulse
- Creativity
- a bigger projectambitious impulsea new way of expressing yourselfeagernesschallenge
The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.
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Images: Tarot de Marseille, public domain (Wikimedia Commons).