A man on high ground fends off six staves rising from below.Seven of WandsEight staves fly through open sky over a green landscape, no people anywhere in the card.Eight of Wands

Card combination

Seven of Wands and Eight of Wands

A defence, then everything at once. The Eight is the only pip in the suit with no people in it: eight staves in flight, about to land. The tradition reads the run as the pressure breaking into rapid movement, and it does not say whether the movement is a rescue or a rout.

Together

A defence, then everything at once. The Eight is the only pip in the suit with no people in it: eight staves in flight, about to land. The tradition reads the run as the pressure breaking into rapid movement, and it does not say whether the movement is a rescue or a rout.

In love

Associated with a standoff that suddenly resolves in a rush of contact. Read as fast and as not fully controlled.

In career

Holding a line and then being overtaken by events. Frequently read where a long-defended situation changes in days.

The advice

The staves are already in the air by the time this pair is drawn. The useful question is what to do on landing, not whether to throw.

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