Five of Batons

In the centre of the pentagram you find chaos. Behind your eyes hangs the Hierophant inverted: anarchy, energy, the potential for unimaginable positive change and the threat of a wind of destruction blown through the open windows of your relationships.

The Fives speak of struggle. Look to the cards to understand the battles that must be fought and the fulfilment that may lie in victory.

Upright

• Energy
• Competition
• Struggle

At the limit of your abilities, your urge to compete drives you onwards. Expect opposition from within and without, but do not shy away from this conflict, for it may lead to the discovery of uncomfortable new desires.

You and those you battle will emerge from this struggle without scars. You are a furnace within which powerful outcomes are being forged.

Inverted

• Dispute
• Conflict
• Potential resolution

Surrounding cards may combine with the Five of Batons to suggest legal negotiation; your struggles may be resolved in the courts or before some other jury.

There may be a conflict within you. Examine your dreams for anger otherwise unexpressed, for this may guide you to a decision.

Surrounded by positive cards, the Five of Batons inverted foretells resolution. Your time in battle may soon end in victory.