The Thoth keyword for the Ten of Wands is oppression. Indeed, with the heavy anvil atop the flask, it gives a feeling of being trapped, a cog in a machine that has no choice but to keep going. The hammer and pick in the card are often represent mining, and working in the dark far below ground is an appropriate symbol. Feeling as if we have no free will, it's easy to become frustrated and hopeless. The Brehon triad suggests that those who are angry, jealous or miserly become laughing-stocks. The irony is that these people feel self-righteous about their reaction to the situation, refusing to widen their view. Yet isn't there more to life than these moments that cause us to feel this way? We have the power to step out of such self-identities. We might not be able to choose what we experience, but we can choose how we respond. And that can include leaving behind old patterns that only serve us in detrimental ways.
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