Ten of Wands card

Grasp all, lose all.

Supporting / Blocking Tarot Card

support

A blocking card: The time for action has passed, and now the querent is dealing with the difficulties that arose due to inaction. This card is akin to a cake that was left in the oven too long. The difference between the Nine and Ten of Wands is that in the Nine of Wands, one must overcome the obstacle, while in the Ten of Wands, it suggests not to overload oneself to ensure the possibility of overcoming the obstacle.

Relationships

Career

Finances

Relationships

Career

Finances

The Meaning of The Card

The suit of Wands, or the suit of Fire, represents a series of beginnings. The culmination of this series, the realization of desires, is manifested in the suits of Earth, Water, or Air. In the Eight of Wands, the series of Fire has concluded; beyond this point, the fire consumes rather than warms. Fire desires, while Earth needs. When a person cannot distinguish between their desires and true needs, they take on more challenges, leading to a sense of burden in their life. The goal will only be achieved if the person stops trying to fill the void in their life and makes room for focused effort towards their true objectives.

Ten of Wands card: The Meaning of The Symbols

Card Symbols	Symbol Meaning
Ten Wands	Authority, support, spiritual power, desires, initiative, and a tool for realizing ideas. The leaves symbolize renewal, growth, and the fulfillment of hopes.
Bent Back	The figure leaning forward carrying the ten wands symbolizes overexertion resulting from the burden of holding the wands. It represents difficulty and fatigue.
Light Blue Background	The blue sky color symbolizes an optimistic horizon and success. Sky, spirituality, infinite possibilities, and eternity.
Orange Garment	The orange garment symbolizes abundance, fertility, love, creativity, and inspiration. Orange also expresses a tendency toward art. It represents feminine intuition, intellectual abilities, diligence, strength, ego, self-image, and communication.
Trees	The trees in the background symbolize the figure’s longing for home, family, and activity without burden. They also represent food, shelter, protection, and connection to the earth. Roots – physical, trunk – emotional, branches – spirituality, abundance, and growth.
Castle	Security, protection, control.
Shoes	Connection to physical reality, with red symbolizing action.

Mythology

Jason returned home as a victor and ruler of the kingdom, but the fire that drove him to succeed is the same fire that burns him. He didn’t know when to stop. Only after losing Medea and his children did he realize what he had lost. The card, like Jason’s life situation, where instead of enjoying his rule, he began conquering more cities and taking on commitments he couldn’t fulfill, he lost everything. This serves as a warning to the querent not to overload themselves with too many tasks, as it may lead to collapse. The desire for more, to take on more, and to seek additional things causes the querent to overlook the good already present in their life.

Representation of the Card in a Reading

In a reading, the Tens represent continuation. While the journey concluded with the Nines, it begins anew with the Tens, picking up where the previous journey left off and continuing to develop. The Tens symbolize completeness and unity; they mark the end of the story. They answer the question, “”What happened after the journey ended?”” In the suit of Wands, which represents fire and beginnings, the Nine of Wands depicted a situation where the querent had to confront the lack of swift and decisive action required in the Eight of Wands. The metaphor of the cake left in the oven for too long continues with the Ten of Wands. The individual feels burdened due to the challenges and the realization that they didn’t handle them properly.