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Ten of Wands

Ten of Wands

Wands

Essence

I am the weight of accumulated responsibility, the price of saying yes to everything. In my image, a figure struggles toward a town, bent under the weight of ten wands clutched to their chest. They can barely see where they're going. I am what happens when fire's enthusiasm takes on more than can be carried - not failure, but overwhelm from too much success.

Upright

Themes: Burden, responsibility, hard work, overwhelm, taking on too much, near burnout, struggling toward completion.

I speak with the honest voice of overwhelm. I am about burdens that have grown too heavy, responsibilities that have accumulated beyond bearing. When I appear, I ask: what are you carrying that you don't need to carry? The town is close, but you must let go of some wands to see it. **Themes:** Burden, responsibility, hard work, overwhelm, taking on too much, near burnout, struggling toward completion.

Reversed

Themes: Releasing burdens, delegation, learning to say no, or conversely: collapse, dropping everything, burnout, failure to complete.

I speak of burdens released or collapse under weight. Either you're learning to delegate and lighten your load, or everything is falling apart from strain. My reversed message asks: are you releasing wisely, or losing control? **Themes:** Releasing burdens, delegation, learning to say no, or conversely: collapse, dropping everything, burnout, failure to complete.