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Nine of Wands

Minor Arcana wands

Represents the final push before success; guardedness.

Resilience stamina defense perseverance final hurdle.

✨ Upright Meaning

Standing firm, courage, testing of strength, nearly there, defense.

Paranoia, defensive, exhaustion, giving up before the finish line, anxiety.

You have the resources to finish; one last challenge remains.

Completing a difficult project; the final stages of a career goal.

Being guarded due to past hurts; needing to trust your partner.

Recuperating after a long illness; the last stage of a recovery.

Spiritual endurance; protecting your sacred space.

Reversed: Paranoia, defensive, exhaustion, giving up before the finish line, anxiety.

Reversed work meaning - challenges or blockages in: completing a difficult project; the final stages of a career goal.

Reversed love meaning - difficulties in: being guarded due to past hurts; needing to trust your partner.

Reversed health meaning - caution regarding: recuperating after a long illness; the last stage of a recovery.

Reversed spirituality - disconnection from: spiritual endurance; protecting your sacred space.