Five of Wands
The Five of Wands is the fifth card in the suit of Wands. It usually stands for imitation and theatricality. The struggle for riches and gain. Self-centeredness.
General description
In the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, Pamela Coleman Smith depicts the Five of Wands as a group of youths, who are brandishing staves, as if in sport or strife. It is mimic warfare, but also the strenuous competition and struggle of the search after riches and fortune. In this sense it connects with the battle of life.
Divinatory meaning
There is little or no evil in this card. At most it may denote stupid and childish persistence in one's own personal opinion. It has something sunny in it and is good for health and wealth in a general way, promoting both, but it is not riches in itself.
The mimic warfare undertaking by the youths points to a sense of theater and performance, which may be indicated here.
If reversed, the card can mean: Litigation, disputes, trickery, and contradictions.
| Tarot Topics | ||
|---|---|---|
| Major Arcana | The Fool • The Magician • The High Priestess • The Empress • The Emperor • The Hierophant • The Lovers • The Chariot • Strength • The Hermit • Wheel of Fortune • Justice • The Hanged Man • Death • Temperance • The Devil • The Tower • The Star • The Moon • The Sun • Judgement • The World | |
| Minor Arcana | Pentacles | Ace • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten • Page • Knight • Queen • King |
| Wands | Ace • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten • Page • Knight • Queen • King | |
| Cups | Ace • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten • Page • Knight • Queen • King | |
| Swords | Ace • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine • Ten • Page • Knight • Queen • King | |
| Decks | Visconti-Sforza Tarot • Tarot of Marseilles • Rider-Waite Tarot • Thoth Tarot • Occult Tarot • Angel Tarot • Vlad Dracula Tarot • Hieronymus Bosch Tarot | |