Nine of Wands
toughness • persistence • stamina • loyalty • release
Statistics
arcaneMinor
suitWands
number9
numerology9 (The Completion: fullness, readiness, ripeness)
astrologyMoon in Sagittarius
Meanings
Light
- 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
Shadow
- 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
Description
The figure leans upon his staff and has an expectant look, as if awaiting an enemy. Behind are eight other staves--erect, in orderly disposition, like a palisade.