Nine of Swords

Number: 9 Arcana: Minor Arcana Suit: Swords Astrology: Mars in Gemini

Keywords

remorse, worry, distraught, conclusion

Fortune Telling

• If you take the action you’re considering now, you’ll be sorry in the future

Meanings

Light

• Refusing to worry about what you cannot control
• Rejecting anxiety
• Judging your own performance with kindness and gentleness
• Using meditation to quiet a troubled mind
• Confronting nightmares and fears
• Drawing a conclusion and putting an issue out of your mind

Shadow

• Torturing yourself with regrets
• Second-guessing your every move
• Beating yourself up for your mistakes
• Depression
• Obsessing on errors and overlooked details
• Refusing to handle stress in healthy ways
• Ruining your ability to appreciate the present by dwelling on the past
• Debating irreversible decisions

Archetype

N/A

Numerology

9 (The Completion: fullness, readiness, ripeness)

Elemental

N/A

Mythical/Spiritual

N/A

Affirmation

“I do not worry about what I cannot control.”

Questions to Ask

• What role does worry play in your current situation?
• To what other ends might you devote the energy you’re giving to anxiety?
• How can you know when it’s time to stop thinking and start acting?

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Reference: Tarot