Card 30 • wands

Nine of Wands

Brief Description

The Nine of Wands warns of a brewing, ongoing struggle and urges vigilance. It expresses weariness from repeatedly fighting the same battle and suggests that without change the pattern will continue. The card advises readiness to confront the conflict again or to find a way to break the cycle that perpetuates it. Reversed it points to martyrdom, disloyalty, or stubbornness that may be exacerbating the situation.

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Nine of Wands

Divinatory meaning

Be prepared, be vigilant. Experience has shown that there is, in this situation, trouble brewing. Very likely this is some sort of ongoing battle or repeating issue or cycle, perhaps on the job, within a social group, or in a relationship. There is weariness in this card, as if you are just tired of fighting the same fight over and over again. Unfortunately, unless something changes, it is a case of "same stuff, different day."

Advice

Be ready to do battle ... yet again. Or find a way to put a stop to the cycle that allows these struggles to continue.

Reversed

Martyrdom, disloyalty, stubbornness

Visual Description

A red‑haired woman with small white wings floats above the sea, holding a long spear-like wand. She is framed by a blazing arch of orange flame that curls over her head. Below her, nine ornate wands or spears rise vertically out of the water in a straight row. The sky is pale blue with scattered clouds and the surface of the sea shows gentle ripples.

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