Aug 7 - Tarot Characters: Ten of Wands (Pop culture)

🃏 The 10 of Wands is often seen as the card of 'busy busy busy!' However, it carries an extra layer; the character in the card could put their burden down, but for whatever reason they refuse. Here are three characters who capture different sides of this card:

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Frasier Crane (Cheers/Frasier)

Frasier needs so badly for people to like and admire him, he will take on competing projects, manage his brother's breakdown, commit to something for his father and arrange a date, all on the same night. Nobody asked him to juggle quite this much - but the weight is real all the same.

10 of Wands Vibes:

• Takes on more than he can manage
• Struggles to let anything go
• Creates impossible expectations for himself

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Bruno (Encanto)

When Bruno sees a vision that would put Mirabel in danger, his immediate response is to run away to hide it. Rather than try to talk it through with his family and find a solution, he hides in the walls for ten years, carrying his burden of secrecy and knowledge.

10 of Wands Vibes:

• Carries painful truths alone
• Believes silence protects others
• Isolation becomes its own burden

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Merlin (BBC's Merlin)

Merlin carries a lot of secrets over the years; his magic, Arthur's prophecy, Morgana's secret, the truth about Mordred - and the tragedy is that when he has chances to put them down, he never does. He tells himself it's to protect people, but deep down he can't believe anyone else can carry those burdens safely.

10 of Wands Vibes:

• Refuses to share impossible burdens
• Protects others at his own expense
• Believes only he can carry the weight

Who's your favourite pop culture 10 of Wands? Let us know in the comments!