Five of Wands

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Card Meaning: Strife and frustration. The clash of powerful egos. Territorial pissings. If ill-aspected, vicious fighting and malice. A spiteful jockeying for power. The violent responses of those pushed too far. Throwing down the glove.

Qabalistic/astrological significance: The overbearing influence of Saturn and Geburah upon the first decan of Leo. Solar warmth and self-expression forced to deal with suppression and abuse. Quarrelsome despotism, culminating in a potentially nasty retort from those on the receiving end.