Tarot card meanings · Minor Arcana · Wands

Nine of Wands

Near-completion — the fullness or the strain of almost being there — in the realm of energy, will and what you want to make.

Nine of Wands
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How Lunara reads it

Upright: Near-completion — the fullness or the strain of almost being there — in the realm of energy, will and what you want to make.

Reversed: Worry inflating past its evidence, or a satisfaction you will not let yourself feel — in the realm of energy, will and what you want to make.

Keywords: fullness, drive · reversed: anxiety, drive

Correspondences

  • Element: Fire
  • Planet: Moon
  • Zodiac: Sagittarius
  • Yes / no: maybe · reversed: no

When it appears upright

  • Sticking with it for the duration
  • Fulfilling your promises and obligations
  • Bearing up under incredible duress
  • Dragging yourself across the finish line
  • Picking yourself up by your own bootstraps
  • Refusing to quit
  • Going as far as you can go and being satisfied with your performance

When it appears reversed

  • Making yourself a martyr
  • Abandoning your post
  • Giving up at the first sign of opposition
  • Being prevented from fulfilling an obligation
  • Failing to be dependable
  • Refusing to let something go that needs to be released
  • Beating a dead horse

Classic readings

  • Don't relax yet; there's more to come
  • The test you're facing now is happening for one reason: to show you who your real friends are

In love

Upright: emotional guardedness, relationship resilience, cautious trust, protecting the heart. Reversed: battle fatigue, rigid defenses, paranoia, giving up near the end.

In work and money

Upright: professional resilience, cautious persistence, nearing completion, protecting previous gains. Reversed: burnout, rigid defensiveness, giving up at the end, exhaustion.

Inner life

Upright: spiritual resilience, protecting your energy, perseverance after trials, wisdom gained through experience. Reversed: battle fatigue, rigid defenses, giving up near the goal, depleted resilience.

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