nine of wands
Keywords:
Last stand, courage, battle weary, persistence, fatigue, test of faith, wounded, boundaries, drained, near the finish line, preparing for the worst, grit, willpower, last stand, expecting a fight, weary, setbacks.
General:
You are halfway there. It’s time to make sure that you take stock of things and reexamine the situation so that you can avoid pitfalls and repeating mistakes you made on the first half of your journey. If you are thinking about revisiting old habits, old girlfriends, or old jobs, be sure it’s not going to side track you. But if you have decided that the effect of these life choices and patterns have been net positive, by all means go ahead.
Another traditional meaning of this card is boundaries and the need to establish enforce them. W hile the importance of boundaries cannot be understated, we must make sure that our boundaries have not become walls that keep others out and ourselves closed in.
Money & Career $
Have you started a big project and are just now beginning to realize how much work there is still left to do? Don’t allow yourself to be discouraged, you’ve come too far to give up now anyway, and success is within your reach.
Is there a situation that is requiring you to defend yourself or your position at work? Do you have a coworker or boss who has been intimidating others and you aren’t sure how to deal with it? This situation may not have any easy solution, but figuring out how to effectively deal with these people and how to mitigate or avoid future experiences like this is an important lesson to learn as sometimes conflict is unavoidable.
Financially, setbacks and complications are likely, so make wise decisions and have a nest egg in case you find yourself financially under siege. And it couldn’t hurt to make sure your money is defended from other potential sources of pilfering.
Love & Relationships <3
The Nine of Wands can arise in a reading when you are trying to figure how to go forward with a relationship. This card often comes up after you have been hurt or had experiences which have shattered your trust.
Within a committed relationship it shows that you are defending your relationship and that you intend to stick it out by your partners side. However it can also suggest being defensive and needing to be truly open to what your partner is saying without offering resistence.
If you are looking for someone at this time, the Nine of Wands can be telling you that you may need to let your guard down if you hope to meet someone. It is hard for anyone to see you as the beautiful person you are when you keep everyone at arms length.
Other Aspects.
NUMBER: 9
NUMEROLOGICAL MEANINGS:
ELEMENT: Fire
ASTROLOGICAL PLANET OR SIGN: Moon in Sagitarius
ASTROLOGICAL DECAN: 2nd Decan of Sagitarius
TREE OF LIFE PLACEMENT: Yesod, the sphere of foundation and the unconscious
PERSONALITY:
ESOTERIC NAME: Lord of Great Strength
ANSWER: Yes
nine of wands REVERSED
Keywords:
Stubbornness, unwilling to compromise, defensive, rigid, obstinate, giving up, unmotivated, overwhelmed, stalemate, not learning lessons, bad attitude, struggle, chip on shoulder, on edge, unexpected problems, backbone, dropping the ball.
General:
The Nine of Wands reversed can come up when you are wondering if you can keep on going. The amount of responsibilities and obligations you are shouldering are wearing you down. And it’s hard to feel like anything you are doing is worth the effort. This kind of mindset will put you in an early grave. Find a way to take a break and reset or else this situation may end up breaking you. Often this card is trying to get you to realize that there is a better way to do things than how you are doing them now.
Money/Career $
Reversed this indicates being overwhelmed, experiencing burnout, or in a situation where work is a total grind. All work and no play or pay is the feeling of the Nine of Wands inverted. This card is telling you to find a way to create a work/life balance or else to make a change and find something more suitable to your needs.
Financially, you may be unable or unwilling to put the effort into making sure your money is protected. Sometimes when we are miserable it becomes easy to let these responsibilities fall by the wayside, stay vigilant.
Love / Relationships <3
You may be trying very hard within your relationship, but making no progress. It’s important to look at the patterns in your love life and in order to keep from repeating the same situations over and over and over and over again.
As a single individual this card can show two sides of response to trauma from a relationship. One side being that you are finally beginning to have faith that you may be able to trust and be open with someone in a relationship again. The other side showing a person who has been so traumatized that they can’t even imagine the possibility of finding love at this time. If you find yourself being the latter, it is important to realize that we live in a very big world, full of all kinds of amazing people, and people just like you are learning to love again every day. There’s no rush though, these things take time.