The Tens

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Ten of Wands - Waite Smith
Ten of Cups - Waite Smith
Ten of Swords - Waite Smith
Ten of Disks - Waite Smith
Ten of Wands - Thoth
Ten of Cups - Thoth
Ten of Swords - Thoth
Ten of Disks - Thoth

Synopsis

The Tens are a reset point: Having brought everything to manifestation, it is time to move on. There is more than enough of any resource than any one person can handle in a Ten--this resource must be given away or let go, or risk any benefit becoming a burden. The Tens are the Sefirot Malkut on the Tree of Life, the "Material World", matter, earth. It is a treasure, yet quite heavy and dense. It is this world that we live in.

Ten of Wands - Waite Smith
Ten of Wands - Thoth

Wands

Saturn in Sagittarius

The Ten of Wands is an excess of energy, generally blocked or weighed down by some force. We may need to lighten our load by letting some of what we carry go, enlist help to distribute the energy, or remove what impedes the flow of energy.

Ten of Cups - Waite Smith
Ten of Cups - Thoth

Cups

Mars in Pisces

The Ten of Cups finds emotional fulfillment overflowing and potentially miring us where we stand. As the Cups often relate to relationships, we must share this fulfillment with others or risk having too much of a good thing, becoming either stuck and stagnant, or go in the opposite direction of mania.

Ten of Swords - Waite Smith
Ten of Swords - Thoth

Swords

Sun in Gemini

The Ten of Swords is both intense and also a relief. Our thoughts, hopes, and fears have brought us to rock bottom, and there's no where left to go but up.

Ten of Disks - Waite Smith
Ten of Disks - Thoth

Disks

Mercury in Virgo

The Ten of Disks has so much abundance that it can become physically inert under its own weight if not distributed. Life, work, and resources should be shared to build up others, to help relieve them of the suffering that may come with being embodied in a sensory world, lest we become a "Scrooge" and transform our success into avarice and greed. The Ten of Disks can also point to a situation where resources are stockpiled beyond what is useful to whomever has stockpiled them.