The Minor Arcana

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​Wands
There are 40 Minor Arcana cards in a traditional deck. The Minor Arcana deals with our day to day life experiences. Wands symbolizes the element of fire, the spark of creativity that inspires us to take action. They stand for the creative essence of an entrepreneur, and relate to work and business. Each card is numbered Ace - 10.

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Ace of Wands
Upright: exciting new opportunity, career advancement
Reversed: false start, lack of motivation
Two of Wands
Upright: a decision, new partnerships/ideas, moving forward
Reversed: unbalanced partnership, lack of follow through
Three of Wands 
Upright: solid cooperation from others, initial success, small recognition at work 
Reversed: back to square one, competition is strong
Four of Wands
Upright: stability in work, harmony, time to make time to spend with family
Reversed: time to give thanks for the little things
Five of Wands
Upright: competing goals, conflict with others
Reversed: harmony, problem solving through discussion
Six of Wands
Upright: victory, recognition by others, good news
Reversed: lack of opportunities, frustration and obstacles
Seven of Wands
Upright: defend your beliefs, stand your ground
Reversed: difficult time is passing, acceptance from others
Eight of Wands
Upright: sudden burst of energy, delays are over
Reversed: uncontrolled anger, time to slow down
Nine of Wands
Upright: perseverance over adversity
Reversed: lack of stamina, to tired to fight the fight
Ten of Wands
Upright: shouldering the burden, physical strain, accept help
Reversed: release of burdens, freedom