Ten of Wands is the burden of success, the weight of responsibility that comes with completion. Attributed to Saturn in Sagittarius, this card bears the title Oppression—not the cruelty of external tyranny, but the heaviness that attends the full manifestation of fiery force in the material world.

It asks you to assess what you carry, to seek support, and to release what no longer serves. The Ten of Wands represents the natural culmination of the suit's journey—the moment when ambition fully realized becomes obligation. Every achievement carries its own weight, and success brings responsibilities that can become burdensome if not properly managed.

In Qabbalistic terms, this card corresponds to Malkuth, the Kingdom, in Atziluth—the complete descent of Fire into manifestation, where creative will meets the resistance of the material plane. The Ten of Wands teaches that every journey must be balanced, and that you do not have to bear every load alone. It invites you to examine your burdens and determine which serve your growth and which merely exhaust your flame.

Upright: Burden, responsibility, hard work, stress, completion, carrying too much, the weight of success, duty.

Reversed: Collapse, failure to delegate, overwhelm, release of burden, learning to say no, shared responsibility.