Nine of Wands
The Nine of Wands symbolizes enduring hardship and standing guard after conflict; it represents weathering the battle and gathering strength despite wounds and fatigue. Vasilisa the Beautiful exemplifies resilience and cautious perseverance as she faces Baba Yaga's tests, wary yet hopeful. Upright meanings include persistence, recovery, and bracing oneself to continue toward goals. Reversed, it warns of stalemates, stubbornness, hesitance, or giving in, and a tendency toward paranoia that undermines resilience.
Keywords
Character
Vasilisa the Beautiful
Origin
Russia, Russian Fairy Tale
Description
The Nine of Wands represents weathering the battle. Sent by her wicked stepmother to the door of the witch Baba Yaga, Vasilisa the Beautiful stays resilient. She endures Baba Yaga's impossible trials. She is wary and cautious, but also hopeful.
Upright
Fatigue, persistence, gathering strength, wounds, resilience.
Reverse
A stalemate, stubbornness, hesitance, giving in, paranoia.
Visual Description
A young woman in a pale blue dress with red trim stands in the foreground, clutching a small doll to her chest. Behind her a line of nine wooden stakes topped with flaming skulls forms a jagged fence, each skull wrapped in stylized red and orange fire. A dark forest stretches into the background and a silhouetted house on a raised, bird-like leg stands with lit windows, casting an eerie presence. Pale flowers grow along the fence and an ornate white border frames the scene; the title 'Nine of Wands' appears at the bottom.
Tarot of the Divine
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