Minor Arcana: Nines
Nine of Cups, upright
- self-satisfaction, emotional fulfillment
- ups and downs finally halting
- through struggles and trying different things, finally you can celebrate success
- things you wish for most will come
- relationship going well, bigger commitment may be coming
- gained emotional maturity from past experiences
- looking towards future with gratitude
- appreciate what you have in love
- time to have fun and celebrate, don’t be too strategic about work and goals right now
- able to finish projects and earn praise
- bosses more receptive to your requests now (raise, promotion)
- you’ve worked hard for recognition, now’s the time to be confident about it
- have financial security, wishes granted
- looking at everything with love and appreciation, happy with it all
- invitation to splurge and enjoy the moment
- remember to stay grateful to keep it up
- but everything can change, everything is temporary,that’s why you should cherish it
- improvement or maintenance of health
Nine of Cups, reversed
- low self-esteem, misery, negativity
- you have it all, but something still feels missing
- lost touch with yourself, and have been chasing what would impress others
- do what makes YOU happy, look within
- frustrated that wishes haven’t come true
- now reconnect with your goals and dreams and recommit to making them happen-be more proactive
- might be prone to overdoing anything- food, alcohol, drugs, partying or spending
- choosing short term pleasure over long term consequences is not smart
- need something more authentic
- relationship lacks a deeper connection
- or focused so much on relationship that maybe YOU needed to grow the most
- without inner work, you will always be dissatisfied no matter what
- career: what you’d hoped for didn’t turn out the way you had imagined
- feeling disappointed, expectations knocked down
- wants for financial stability may not have been reached yet
- where can you go from here? focus on that
- eating disorders or addictions
Nine of Swords, upright
- dark thoughts weighing you down
- negativity, worry, stressed, anxious
- one negative thought after another causing overwhelming feelings
- fears may make it reality
- more you stress about potential outcome, the more your overthinking and anxiety pushes away people
- worrying causes you more harm
- not sleeping well, nightmares
- regret from past, guilt, remorse
- not trusting partner, suspicious
- unhappy relationship, infidelity
- open your eyes, there are ways out
- stress from work, feeling burnout
- maybe try to get outsider help/advice
- unable to cope, reaching breaking point
- but maybe you think things are worse than they truly are..
- hormonal problems, miscarriage
- don’t use alcohol or drugs..
- try meditation to help you ground yourself
Nine of Swords, reversed
- still stuck on past grief
- but more hope this time, alleviating stress
- clarity about work
- getting help from partner by first being honest about suffering
- relieving stress by sharing openly, might learn things are not so bad
- working on yourself so you could attract better
- can’t move forward cause of all the fears
- work might get worse, or struggles may lessen
- financial situation may get better now, or worse..
- facing life, accepting things, opening up
- or worse, depression, breakdown, self-pity, self-loathing, giving up
- infidelity coming to light..your fears are confirmed
- mental health/ anxiety issues
- finally starting to let go of what was burdening you and haunting you
- can’t change the past, can only learn
Nine of Wands, upright
- ongoing battle
- courage, persistence, perseverance
- may be hurt, guarded or expecting trouble
- there have been challenges and setbacks
- going through rough time with partner
- advises you to keep going
- still hurt from past relationships not working out
- don’t let others’ insecurities stop you
- unstable with finance
- feeling drained from all the health problems, need to push on though
- went through so many challenges but there is hope, almost ending
- recognize that the love you want needs work, self-improvement, sacrifice
- need to be able to adapt and work through problems together
- constant communication and adjustment
- about to take a big step forward
- career struggles may be temporary, you feel so drained now but almost there
- financial pressure, so got to work on it with motivation and determination
- try to establish boundaries
Nine of Wands, reversed
- struggling to continue working on goal
- might be ready to give up
- feeling overcome by the responsibilities and no support
- gain back the control, don’t make any big commitments yet
- keep pushing!
- paranoia, defensiveness, thinking everyone is out to get you
- but maybe it’s all just fear within you
- refusing to compromise after so much fighting, want to withdraw fully
- no more fight left in you
- do you want to be right or happy?
- don’t take others’ blame related to their past failures, are you the only one trying
- giving yourself space and time to heal and get your strength back
- need time to consider if it’s worth pursuing
- take some time off, get your energy back
- health: indicative of chronic illness, or return of an old injury
- tired of all the difficult times, need to learn from it
- running away, avoiding
Nine of Pentacles, upright
- enjoying the fruits of your labor
- you’ve successfully established a stable foundation for yourself
- due to hard work, confidence, effort
- treat yourself for all the hard work! vacation or break to enjoy
- self created abundance and luxury
- enjoying nature; in harmony with the environment
- material and financial stability, business may be doing well
- relationship provides you enough security for freedom, independence and support to go for your goals
- maybe indicative of relationship with an independent women: beautiful, sophisticated, elegant
- or you yourself have those qualities
- won’t allow those not worthy to come in
- maybe pregnancy or birth?
- reaching a successful point in career
- time to collect investments, retirement
- searching for new home / property
- acknowledges the challenges to get here
- appreciating what you have
Nine of Pentacles, reversed
- having luxury you can’t keep up with
- we cannot depend only on material wealth to bring happiness
- unable to unwind and enjoy the fruits of your labor now
- have everything yet still feel something’s missing
- maybe fear of giving up independence, or that someone loves you for the wrong reasons
- feeling guarded despite best efforts
- try to open up, address your fears
- not putting enough effort so failing
- make sure people you work with are trustworthy
- overspending, impulsive, or financially dependent on others
- work so hard in one area, forgetting other important things
- wanting all the rewards without putting effort in, stop looking for shortcuts..
- someone who is materialistic, superficial, cheap
- review your finances, don’t do shady things
- over-indulgence, no self-control, no self-discipline
- clinging to beliefs that don’t serve you
- wondering if you’re enough, so need to increase self-worth feelings
- reevaluate what’s most important.. think you need the best of everything when you just need your loved ones!
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