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Ten of Wands

Minor Arcana wands

Represents carrying a heavy load, often self-imposed.

Burden responsibility heavy load completion obligation.

✨ Upright Meaning

Overburdened, taking on too much, obligation, near the finish line but exhausted.

Releasing burdens, delegation, relief, inability to cope.

Too many responsibilities; burnout; the need to delegate.

Taking on extra shifts or projects; the pressure of management.

Carrying the weight of the relationship alone; too many demands.

Stress and exhaustion; chronic fatigue; burn out.

The burden of dogmatic belief; carrying guilt.

Reversed: Releasing burdens, delegation, relief, inability to cope.

Reversed work meaning - challenges or blockages in: taking on extra shifts or projects; the pressure of management.

Reversed love meaning - difficulties in: carrying the weight of the relationship alone; too many demands.

Reversed health meaning - caution regarding: stress and exhaustion; chronic fatigue; burn out.

Reversed spirituality - disconnection from: the burden of dogmatic belief; carrying guilt.