Nine of Wands
Minor Arcana · Suit of Wands
Upright
- resilience
- persistence
- last stand
- boundaries
- exhaustion
- paranoia
- giving up
- defensiveness
In the picture
A bandaged man leans on a wand and looks warily over his shoulder, with eight more wands standing like a fence behind him.
Upright meaning
The Nine of Wands is battered but still standing. You have been through a lot and the end is in sight. The card encourages one more push, and setting firm boundaries so you can finish what you started.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, resilience turns into exhaustion or suspicion. You may feel too worn out to go on, or so defensive that you shut out help. Rest is not surrender.
About the suit of Wands
Wands are the suit of fire: energy, ambition, creativity and action. Wands cards often come up around new projects, work you care about and the drive to make things happen.
