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Nine of Wands
Minor Arcana · Wands · Fire
Upright
- Resilience
- Last push
- Vigilance
- Tenacity
- General
- Wounded but standing. Much has already been given, you stay on guard, and you hold on: the last push before the end.
- Love & relationships
- Past wounds make you cautious. Guarding your heart, moving in small steps, but not giving up.
- Career & money
- A project that has cost much energy, carried through to the end. Watching your back and your finances.
- Advice
- One more push, you're close. Stay vigilant without becoming paranoid.
Reversed
- Exhaustion
- Distrust
- Rigidity
- Giving up
- General
- The defenses crack or become a prison. Exhaustion, distrust of everyone, or refusing to let go of a lost fight.
- Love & relationships
- A wall too high to let anyone in. Old wounds projected onto a new person.
- Career & money
- Burnout, resistance to change, or stubbornness about a project that should be dropped.
- Advice
- Lower your guard in places. Rest and trust are strategies too.
What you see on the card
- A wounded man with a bandage around his head
- He leans on a wand and glances over his shoulder
- Eight wands planted behind him like a fence
- A wary, guarded posture
- A grey-blue sky
How the card works
Wands (Fire). Fire is drive: what we desire, what we undertake, what moves us. Wands speak of projects, enthusiasm, rivalry, and courage.
Nine. Intensity: almost at the end, the element at its peak, for better or worse.