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Nine of Swords Tarot Card Meaning

Minor Arcana, suit of Swords

worry, sleepless nights, anxious thoughts, nightmares

The card

A figure sits upright in bed in the dark, face buried in both hands, with nine swords lined up on the black wall behind. The quilt is patterned with roses and planetary signs, and the carving on the bed shows a struggle. This is the small-hours mind, where worries grow larger than they are; the card invites you to turn on the light, talk it through and see what is really there.

Upright meaning

Anxiety and sleepless worry; the mind magnifies fears in the dark.

Reversed meaning

Fears begin to ease, or you finally reach out for help with what keeps you up.

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