Card 30 • wands

Nine of Wands

Brief Description

The Nine of Wands signals a sense of impending danger and the need to mobilize resources for defense and perseverance. It emphasizes being positioned for protection and facing a test of endurance that requires durability and strict self-discipline. The card highlights high requirements for oneself: total self-control, stress resistance, and the ability to overcome fatigue and cope with demanding tasks. Reversed, it warns of futile struggle, debilitation, and the risk of injuries from overextension.

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Keyword

Overcoming

Description

Feeling of impending danger. Mobilization of forces for defense. Perseverance in the face of the enemy. Positioned for protection. Test of endurance. High requirements for self, total self-control, stress resistance, ability to overcome fatigue and cope with the tasks.

Upright

Durability, self-discipline, severity.

Reverse

Futile struggle, debilitation, injuries.

Visual Description

A weary, bandaged man stands in a storm, clutching a tall wand upright as rain falls around him. Eight other wands are planted behind him in the rocky ground, forming a rough barrier. The figure wears a tattered cloak and heavy boots, and his stance is tense and guarded. Puddles and swirling water pool at his feet beneath a grey, brooding sky.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Mila Losenko

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