Five of Wands

This card symbolizes the challanges that we meet whene we attempt to manifest our ideas in the meterial world. The inspired visison of the suit of Wands comes face-to-face with the brick wall of reality. Our ablity to handle difficult situations is tested as we are forced to compete with others and rely on our wits.

We may need to draw on all our resources to be effective and to deal with challenges and adversity. There is a strong desire to resolve a situation by squaring up to others and not backing down. Although this card indicates that some kind of trouble is unavoidable, it suggests that we have sufficeint energy to deal with it effecltively. This will equip us to contend with the confrentations implicit in this card.

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