Pulled out my Llewellyn Welsh
Tarot today because I needed the soothing, dream-like images in this deck
today. I threw the Five of Wands reversed and the Ten of Wands reversed.
The Five of
Wands, which corresponds with Saturn (discipline, responsibility, law and
order) in Leo (“I am, passionate, dramatic, egotistical) indicates a struggle
caused by annoying cross-purposes, or this discomfort could be caused by
growing pains. The traditional image on this card makes me laugh, and makes me
remember setting up a tent in order to camp. The more people trying to set up the tent, the longer it
takes to finish the project.
The Llewellyn
Welsh Five of Wands is pretty traditional as far as images go. Five men with five Wands, each with a
different interpretation of how they should be assembled. The interesting thing about the image
on this one is that there are written instructions to be had. However, they are rolled up on the
ground and being ignored by these five people who are each absolutely certain
they know how to do the task.
The Ten of
Wands (Saturn, discipline, responsibility, limitations and resistance, in
Sagittarius, “I seek,” philosophic, fun-loving, blundering) tells of being
taxed to some perceived limit, or of feeling as if we are out of gas at the
bottom of a hill that must be climbed.
This card can also tell of a passion or idea that has taken a life of
its own and then gotten out of control or taken over everything else, and this
to me is an interesting interpretation of this card. Sometimes success can be oppressive; if we get suddenly lucky
and we are not prepared to take on what we’ve been given, the burden can seem
crushing. Too much of a good thing
is never good!
The Llewellyn
Welsh Ten of Wands shows a more traditional image: a man walking up some
stairs, carrying what appears to be a huge and heavy bundle of wands on his
back, moving toward a building or the edge of a town. What is interesting about this version of the Ten of Wands
is that those wands the person is carrying each have small branches and leaves
at the top. This card has more of
a “carrying my weight and more” and “not flinching in the face of hard work”
kind of feel to it. This card
tells of a huge burden that is difficult to carry, but it is not an impossible task. I also get the feeling that, because
these Wands appear still viable, they will have some effect on the house or
town to which they are being carried.
Because both Wands cards are
reversed, there is a general message here: responsibilities
might rain on my parade today. But
when we look at both of these cards and examine their reversed interpretations,
that might not be a bad thing. Unity
of purpose is easier to deal with, and finding that a responsibility is not a
burden can also bring a sense of lightness. Perhaps today is my day to sit back and try to find the
space within; I can take this time for myself without neglecting my responsibilities. Relaxation without guilt; I like it!
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