What does the Nine of Wands card mean in a Tarot Reading?

Nine of Wands is a defense card. It personifies a job well done, the ability to plan wisely, showing courage under fire.
The Nine of Wands has a meaning that is associated with courage. With this card, you can get ready for an important battle in which you can defend something or confront someone.

Strong immune system. Resistance to disease and infection. Prior conflict. Protection of your rights. An invulnerable position. Last fight. For the final victory, the last obstacle must be overcome. Inner strength. Determination. Perseverance. A necessary respite. The last push. Defense! Nothing is over yet, until everything is over. If you don’t succeed the first time, try again and again. Back off in time. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it. Don’t change horses at halfway.

Situation and Advice

The Nine of Wands speaks of the need to stand up for oneself. In the past, you have been offended, and this has served as an excuse for you to become defensive. Perhaps you will be called upon to fight for your rights or to protect your reputation, or they will insist on making a decision. Although the situation seems to be challenging, your position is stable. Once you get past that last hurdle, success is just a stone’s throw away, so don’t give up. Now you need to be vigilant and adhere to your convictions. You have the power at your disposal to solve any problem. Sometimes the real wisdom is to back down in time. Your position right now is not the best for making fundamental changes. You may need to solve another problem in order to achieve ultimate success. You are in a strong position with the necessary courage and determination to achieve your goals in the right time. Get ready. This is a card of the recurrence of old problems.
If you were interested in your health, the Nine of Wands tells that you have a wonderful physique, which allows you to maintain your immunity, recover quickly and provide your body with protection from various infections.

Persons designated by Upright Nine of Wands Tarot Сard

Defenders. Well protected people. Military. People who fight for their rights and defend their reputation.

The Main Meanings of the Card In a Reversed Position

Key Words and Phrases

Insufficient protection. Inability to stand up for yourself. Loss of rights. Carelessness. Silly defensive position. Weakness. Cowardice. Disease. Injury. Bad defense. Weakened immune system. Inadequacy. Impracticality. Refusal to compromise. Suspicion. Danger. Excessive desire to defend. Fear of appearing weak or helpless. Exhaustion. Misfortune. Unrealistic plans. A loss. Hitch. Obstacle. Delayed action. Insufficient preparation. Unfavorable position. Lack of initiative. Unsuccessful attempt to defend yourself. Inability to stand up for yourself. Stubbornness. Inflexibility. Indifferent attitude. Loss of property. Poor health. A position unsuitable for defense. Decrease in position. Hit below the belt. I didn’t look. Not ready.

Someone is “digging” under you, you are afraid that as a result you may lose your position. Maybe you yourself have cornered yourself into a silly self-defense pose? What if the position you are in is unfit to defend? Are you trying to defend something that doesn’t deserve it? Or are you afraid to defend your beliefs? Your defenses have been shattered. Loss or illness is possible. If you asked about health, then the card indicates a weakened immune system or reduced resistance to disease.

Persons designated by the Reversed Nine of Wands Tarot Сard

Those who are in the minority. Those who are constantly losing. Reserve players. People with an inferiority complex. People with poor immunity.

In the Spreads

The main meaning of the Nine of Wands Tarot card is in patient anticipation and readiness for any events and problems, the desire to protect what is important, to be responsible for your actions, to show self-control and determination.
Drawing of this card portends difficult times. Minor Arcana Tarot card Nine of Wands means struggle and opposition. If the Major Arcana cards are present nearby, then very serious forces are involved here.
The meaning of an upright and a reversed card is similar, only the result differs. If the upright position is a successful defense of positions, then the reversed position is unsuccessful defense of positions.

In an Upright Position

The Tarot card Nine of Wands shows the strength and resourcefulness in the character of the querent, so he should rely on these qualities in overcoming the upcoming difficulties. So far, everything is calm in life, but all sorts of personal and / or production problems are approaching. It is necessary to maintain the status quo and continue to use the solid foundation created earlier to move forward when the opportunity presents itself.
The Tarot card of Nine of Wands signifies vigor and the ability to cope with problems. Strong opposition to the enemy. Self-discipline, order, financial success in any field of yours.
The upright Nine of Wands characterizes the opposition to someone or something in order to protect their own interests. At the same time, the querent succeeds in everything, and he remains the winner.
The Nine of Wands informs that great opportunities open up before the person. He may suddenly realize that he is able to achieve much more than he believed until now and count on significant results where he could only dream of it before. A very good card of the feeling of one’s own strength, one’s capabilities, both in general and in some specific matters. Excellent condition for realizing the potential.
In the upright position, the Nine of Wands of the Tarot symbolizes such qualities as strength, courage, experience, foresight, endurance and, as a result, the readiness to withstand almost any difficulties.

Such uncertainty is characteristic of all Nines in general. Sometimes the card means a delay, a tense expectation. But more often it is stubborn resistance in some difficult situation, which initially the person perceives as hostile.
Most likely, nothing really threatens the person who asked for advice, but his past experience, acquired reflexes force him to take a defensive stance.

In a Reversed Position:

The meaning of the reversed Nine of Wands is also the protection of one’s positions, however, unsuccessful. The person tries, but still loses. It may indicate a repeat of past mistakes.
The reversed Tarot card Nine of Wands speaks of a lack of initiative and the ability to adapt. In combination with stubbornness, these qualities lead the querent to unsuccessful adventures or to clearly doomed ways to achieve the desired goal. Great importance is attached to a new approach and the ability to adapt to changing conditions.
A reversed Tarot card with Nine of Wands in the spread means failure, disaster. It is possible that experience has not taught you anything. Your success is shattered or stolen by your own stubbornness. Obstacles and delays. Expect the worst.
In a reversed position, the Nine of Wands indicates significant difficulties, significant problems due to stubbornness, unwillingness to analyze the circumstances and words spoken, inability of the querent to adapt to the situation. In addition, the card may indicate withholding some important information from the querent or hiding it himself. In both cases, it will work against him.
In a reversed position, the Nine of Wands of the Tarot symbolizes a dangerous situation, difficulties and failures that can pursue a querent in his affairs.
On the one hand, the presence of this card in the spread means difficulties and obstacles that do not depend on the querent and can greatly interfere with his work or career.
On the other hand, a reversed Nine of Wands may indicate that the cause of losses and failures lies in the person himself: in his stubbornness, excessive rigidity, inability to compromise. Because of these qualities, he actually opposes himself to the people around him, and receives from them an unfriendly (to put it mildly) attitude in return.
If you have a reversed Nine of Wands, the most reasonable thing is to start showing more flexibility in dealing with people. Otherwise, only you yourself will be to blame for your difficulties.
A reversed Nine of Wands is considered bad news: there will be delays and obstacles, a bunch of minor troubles, at least. In the worst case scenario it means failure, multiple losses. You consider yourself still quite strong for this work, but your strength is at the end. A decline in business, a return to the starting point is possible.
You cannot switch to a new way of thinking in any way, your mind is closed to anything new and is filled with old, absolutely unnecessary rubbish. Perhaps you are fighting with a boulder, which can be safely bypassed, and your main enemy is standing on the sidelines and only watching you. The card gives you an advice: open your eyes.

The card often falls out as a symbol of a forced wait, either after recent changes or events, or as a harbinger of a calm time before the coming changes.
In a Reversed Position:
The meaning of the Tarot card of Nine of Wands in a reversed position in questions of love is a rivalry in which the querent does not get the desired result. Or when one of the partners protects the other too much, but he still leaves.
The reversed Nine of Wands is interpreted as a quarrelsome character, an unwillingness to take initiative, an inability to understand people and, as a result, a connection with an unworthy person with dubious personal qualities. In certain situations, the card may indicate that the person has some kind of compromising secret.

In the Spreads for Dates

In an Upright Position:
Perhaps you are single now. In this case use this time to think about what kind of relationship you want. Later, having met the hero of your dreams in reality, you will act without doubt and without hesitation.
In a Reversed Position:
Jealousy and mistrust destroy relationships.

In the Spreads for Family

In an Upright Position:
Family support helps you get through tough times. Knowing that your back is being covered, you are able to overcome any trouble.
In a Reversed Position:
It is not always easy to get the support you need in a family.

In a Reversed Position:
You are one of those people who stubbornly do not understand why all this cramming is needed. Stop resenting, because you spend more time and energy on this than on classes. Let’s do the opposite.

In the Spreads for Career

In an Upright Position:
Nine of Wands is a good sign in matters of career development. It means professionalism, discipline, responsibility, patient solution of problems, the desire to keep what has been achieved, self-development, correct planning of affairs.
Here the Nine of Wands speaks of reaching a new promising level, confidence in your abilities, courageous and responsible implementation of a new project. This is successful business development, stability, high profits.
In a Reversed Position:
The reversed Nine of Wands in the spreads for work symbolizes unwillingness to compete with competitors, insufficient level of professionalism, lack of control over emotions.
In the reversed form, the Nine of Wands means a lack of readiness for innovative methods in work, and sometimes a complete reluctance to make any changes in work, the conviction of one’s own infallibility and the resulting fatal mistakes, failures, miscalculations and losses.

In the Spreads for Health

In an Upright Position:
In the field of health, Nine of Wands indicates a moral readiness to resist diseases, and not the fact that this disease exists at all. The card more conveys the querent’s spirit and attention to his physical condition.
Recovering from an illness. The hidden forces of the body, which are activated in stressful situations.
In a Reversed Position:
The reversed Arcana in spreads for health usually indicates a weakened immune system, when the human body is not able to cope with possible diseases on its own.
The disease is usually minor, but rather protracted. The card often indicates chronic diseases.

It means a person who wants to control everything around, regardless of whether others want it. He considers himself always right, not ready for any concessions. He is characterized by a complete lack of moral principles. In order to achieve goals, he goes over the heads of others.

Arcana’s warning

Avoid carelessness and haste in your actions.

Final Advice of Arcana

Be patient and careful, control your emotions and analyze your steps ahead. This will help you defend your interests and protect your values.

In an Upright Position:
Watch out day and night. Show firmness and perseverance, indicate the invariability of your position.
In a Reversed Position:
Forget about conscience for a while. If you won’t take care of yourself, nobody will take care of you.

Conclusion

The Nine of Wands will allow you to understand what is important to you and whether you are ready to defend it. And also whether you have enough strength, patience and motivation.
The task was completed successfully, the job is done. The person to whom the Tarot card Nine of Wands belongs has learned courage, discipline, the ability to plan wisely.
Even if there are problems pointed out by other cards in the spread, you know how to deal with them. If there is opposition, your skill, strength, and courage will make you a formidable adversary.

Discover other Minor Arcana: