Nine of Wands
The Nine of Wands represents weariness, guardedness, and persistent vigilance after repeated hurts. It signifies defensiveness, self-imposed emotional walls, and a reluctant maintenance of duty despite boredom or drudgery. Reversed, it can indicate that defenses have been breached, that insecurities may be transformed or left behind, or that a magickal attack or approaching enemy is present. Magickally the card is used for protection and shielding, while reversing or turning it facedown can topple walls or end magick.
Keywords
Card Name
Nine of Wands
Description
Boredom; resignation; being on guard; lack of interest in one's duties; hesitancy in leaving an appointed position despite its drudgery; alertness; watchfulness; defensiveness; danger approaches; begrudgingly maintaining one's duties out of necessity; shielding out enemies; putting up thick emotional walls and barriers; self-imposed restrictions; a martyr complex; a wounded warrior; one who has been repeatedly hurt and beaten down; one who suffers physical or mental abuse; defensive magick; a threatening situation puts one on their guard; insecurity; one who carefully guards their emotions or who expects the worst due to past experiences of being hurt or betrayed; suspicion.
Reversed
Watchfulness and a closer guard is needed; one's defenses have been penetrated; a magickal attack; boredom is overcome; insecurities are left behind; old feelings of defensiveness or suspicion can be transformed; skipping out on a responsibility; an enemy approaches; a shield is broken; a wall crumbles and a mask shatters.
Magickal Uses
Use in defensive magick to help shield out approaching danger or to prevent a threatening situation from occurring. It can also be used to represent insecurities or other emotional walls. Reverse it or turn it facedown to make these walls topple. Used reversed, it can serve to represent a magickal attack. Turn it facedown to put an end to the magick.
Visual Description
A barefoot, long-haired woman crouches within a fragile barrier formed by nine upright wooden staves, gripping a horizontal staff as if ready to brace or strike. She is set in an autumnal forest of tall trunks and golden leaves, the light warm and muted through the trees. On the ground before her is a roughly drawn circle containing a multi-pointed star, and small beetles crawl around its edge. The scene feels tense and watchful, focused on the woman’s wary posture and the rough, hand-hewn staves.
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