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Five of Wands, Waite-Smith tarot, 1909

Minor Arcana · Wands · Fire

Five of Wands

Thoth: Strife

In a reading

Clashing wills and lively competition. It is more sparring than war; use it to sharpen yourself.

Upright
Competition, conflict, rivalry, testing
Reversed
Avoiding conflict, tension released

Correspondences

Suit
Wands · element Fire
Thoth title
Five of Wands: Strife
Golden Dawn title (Book T)
Lord of Strife
Astrology
Saturn in Leo (0°–10° Leo, a decan)
Sephirah
גבורה Geburah (5), Strength, Severity (also Din, Judgment, and Pachad, Fear)

Card image: Pamela Colman Smith, Rider-Waite tarot, 1909 (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons).