Ten of Wands (Upright) | Tarot Card of the Day
“Service.”
Ten of Wands (Upright) | Tarot Card
The Ten of Wands represents being of service to others for the success of “the whole.”
This includes the whole family, whole organization, or whole community. The Ten of Wands reminds you that it is never a waste of time to make your best effort, especially if is improving the lives of others. Although your burdens may feel heavy at times, take heart. The efforts you are exerting now, will ensure a brighter future. What goes around comes around!
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At times do you feel like the man on the card, struggling and straining with the tasks on your shoulders?
Do you express your love for others by your actions, more than your words? Are your efforts being pooled to benefit not only you, but others as well?
The man on the Ten of Wands is hard at work. He is returning from the fields with a great harvest, but the work is not easy. He is almost at the finish line. The task is almost done. At first glance this card might elicit feelings of stress and exhaustion. But if you look closer, you see why the man is struggling. His huge house looms in the background. Its size suggests that he doesn’t live alone, but has a large family living there, depending on him. Although we can’t see the man’s face, I’d like to think he wears a determined smile. He puts his head down and pushes forward. He knows that his work matters and is valued by the whole. Without him everything would fall. There would be no house, no money, no food, no loving and safe environment for his children to grow in. His service is his greatest expression of love. Although his present moment feels tough, he is ensuring a greater future for everyone. This is the dream of every family, to leave the next generation more stable than the one before.
Some burdens in life can feel hard to carry. Unexpected events happen.
Things just get dropped in your path. Someone you love might need help. This is just part of life. There is nobility in serving the whole, but only if everyone in the whole is also doing their part. Serving shouldn’t be confused with codependency. The people you are helping need to be able to demonstrate they are also helping themselves. Even people you care about need to demonstrate that (if they are able) they are willing to carry their own bundle of sticks!
This card also has a harvest theme to it. This indicates that the toil, work and service you put into your long-term goals with provide a bountiful harvest. The Ten of Wands has a Saturnine quality. It indicates that if you do the hard work, enduring the discomfort, you will eventually enjoy the reward.
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Discover the Ten of Wands (Reversed) meaning.
Learn what the Ten of Wands means in matters of love, as part of my ‘Tarot in Love’ series.
