Nine Of Swords

Card Number: 41

Card Name: Nine of Swords

Core Attributes

• ✨Astrological Correspondences:✨♂ Mars in Gemini
• ✨Element:✨🌬️ Air
• ✨Direction:✨🧭 East
• ✨Numerology:✨9️⃣ 9
• ✨Archetype:✨🎭 The Worrier, The Sleepless One, The Haunted Mind
• ✨Energy:✨⚡ Anxiety, fear, guilt, mental anguish, nightmares, inner turmoil
• ✨Keywords:✨🗝
  • Upright Keywords for The Nine of Swords:
  • Anxiety
  • Nightmares
  • Guilt
  • Fear
  • Worry
  • Regret
  • Sleeplessness
  • Inner turmoil
  • Despair
  • Isolation
  • Reversed Keywords for Nine of Swords:
  • Healing
  • Hope
  • Recovery from anxiety
  • Facing fears
  • Release of worry
  • Guilt lifted
  • Perspective shift
  • Resilience
  • Self-compassion
  • Light after darkness
• ✨Basic Meaning:✨📖 In the upright position, the Nine of Swords represents anxiety, guilt, and fear that haunt the mind, often expressed through sleepless nights and nightmares. It reflects mental anguish, regret, or despair when negative thoughts overwhelm perspective. The card encourages facing fears directly and seeking clarity. In the reversed position, the Nine of Swords points toward recovery, healing, and resilience. It may suggest confronting inner demons, releasing guilt, or shifting perspective to find hope and relief after mental suffering.

Symbols & Associations

• ✨Gemstones:✨💎 Amethyst, Smoky Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Lepidolite, Howlite
• ✨Herbs:✨🌿 Valerian, Lavender, Chamomile, Mugwort, Poppy
• ✨Runes:✨ᚠ Nauthiz, Isa
• ✨Tree:✨🌳 Cypress, Elm
• ✨Chakra:✨🌀 Third Eye, Solar Plexus

Cultural and Mythological Links

• ✨Deities:✨👑 Morpheus, Hecate, Nyx, Thanatos
• ✨Sabbats:✨🎃 Samhain
• ✨Archangel:✨👼 Michael, Azrael
• ✨Shem Angel:✨🪽 Hahahel, Vehuiah
• ✨Native American Totem Animals:✨🦉 Bat, Owl, Black Dog, Spider
• ✨I-Ching:✨📜 44 Gou – Coming To Meet
• ✨Tree of Life:✨🌲Yesod

Additional Details

✨Timing (When it should come about):✨⏳ 9 days, 9 weeks

✨Season:✨🌷 Late Spring Early Summer

✨Month:✨📅 June

✨Day of the Week:✨🗓 Tuesday

✨Time of the Day:✨🌞 Midnight to 3 AM

✨Yes/No Answer:✨✅❌ No

✨Count:✨#️⃣ 9

✨Colors:✨🎨 Black, Dark Gray, Indigo, Deep Red

✨Aura Colors:✨🌈 Dark blue, Smoky gray, Deep purple shadows

✨Moon Phase:✨🌙 Waning Crescent

✨Weather:✨⛅ Stormy night, oppressive darkness

✨Metal:✨⚙️ Lead, Iron

✨Scents:✨🌸 Myrrh, Mugwort, Patchouli, Night-blooming Jasmine

✨Chocolate:✨🍫 Extra Dark Chocolate with Chili

✨Candle Type:✨🕯️ Spell Candle

✨Common Associations:✨🔗 Anxiety, nightmares, fear, guilt, despair, worry, sleeplessness, regret, sorrow, depression, haunting thoughts, isolation, inner turmoil, facing fears, release, healing, resilience, hope, self-compassion, emotional recovery

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