Nine of Wands tarot card meaning

  • Minor Arcana · Wands
  • toughness
  • persistence
  • stamina
  • loyalty
  • release
Nine of Wands tarot card

Tired, guarded, and still standing.

Nine of Wands upright

  • Sticking with it for the duration
  • Fulfilling your promises and obligations
  • Bearing up under incredible duress
  • Dragging yourself across the finish line
  • Picking yourself up by your own bootstraps
  • Refusing to quit
  • Going as far as you can go and being satisfied with your performance

Nine of Wands reversed

  • Making yourself a martyr
  • Abandoning your post
  • Giving up at the first sign of opposition
  • Being prevented from fulfilling an obligation
  • Failing to be dependable
  • Refusing to let something go that needs to be released
  • Beating a dead horse

Nine of Wands as a prediction

  • Don't relax yet; there's more to come
  • The test you're facing now is happening for one reason: to show you who your real friends are