Ten of Wands
The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through
Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.
A man carries ten staves bent double, town in sight
A harvest big enough to strain the back — the last carry
Overwork from carrying it all alone
The town is in sight — some of these can be set down
As your card of the day
If Ten of Wands is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “A harvest big enough to strain the back — the last carry”. When it tips toward “Overwork from carrying it all alone”, remember the way the picture draws: The town is in sight — some of these can be set down.
Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences
Auspira is for entertainment and self-reflection. The cards are a mirror that shows the present from another angle; they do not predict the future and are no substitute for medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice.