Nine of Wands
Nine of Wands, minor arcana. resilience, persistence, last stretch, caution.
A bandaged figure leans on a wand in front of a row of eight more standing wands. He is hurt and wary, but still standing and nearly through.
Upright
- resilience
- persistence
- last stretch
- caution
A bandaged figure leans on a wand in front of a row of eight more standing wands. He is hurt and wary, but still standing and nearly through.
Reversed
- exhaustion
- defensiveness
- stubbornness
- giving up too soon
Fatigue and suspicion, or giving up just before the finish. Reversed, the card asks whether the defences are still needed.
Not every reader uses reversals. Many treat a reversed card as the same theme, blocked, delayed or turned inward.
Astrology and numerology
In the Golden Dawn scheme that most modern decks follow, each numbered minor card from two to ten is given a planet in a sign. For Nine of Wands it is Moon in Sagittarius. The suit's element, fire, comes from Wands.
Its number reduces to 9, which numerology associates with completion, compassion, idealism. See every card that reduces to 9.
Yes or no
In yes or no tarot, Nine of Wands counts as a maybe. This follows a common convention and not a rule from the deck's makers.
Tarot is a tradition of symbolism. This page says what readers traditionally associate with the card. It does not predict anything and it is not advice.