Card 30 • wands

Nine of Wands

Brief Description

The Nine of Wands represents resilience born from prolonged struggle; your defenses and scars testify to lessons learned through conflict. It calls for gathering strength to persist in current challenges while remaining vigilant. At the same time, it reminds you that these fortifications are a temporary necessity and will not be required forever. Trust that there will come a moment when you can lower your guard and move beyond the need for constant defense.

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Meaning

You've built up defenses from years of fighting and struggle, and you have the wounds and scars that show the necessity of self-defense. Muster your strength to continue the fight, but realize that there will come a time when these fortifications and weapons will no longer be necessary.

Visual Description

A weary man stands on a low stone wall clutching a tall wand for support. Behind him eight upright wands are planted in the ground, forming a crude barrier, and low green hills recede in the distance. The man wears a red tunic, a headband, and a visible leg wound or bandage; a sword hangs at his side. A narrow rectangular panel overlapping his torso shows a grayscale scene of a soldier or barrier with barbed wire, creating a collage-like inset over the figure. The sky is pale and the foreground is paved with rectangular stones.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Jesse Lonergan

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