- Conflict, competition, tension
- Training through friendly rivalry
In a reading: use the competition as information, not comparison — keep training your skills.
In the Five of Wands, these people are fighting with sticks, not swords, so I read it as a card of training — people learning how to deal with competition, not actually trying to destroy each other.
This is a good card to sit with if you’re comparing yourself to the competition. The message isn’t to compare, it’s to experiment with what they’re doing that you’re not, and use it as an example rather than a threat.
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