Nine of Wands

Classic tarot card image of Nine of Wands
  • 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
  • toughness
  • persistence
  • stamina
  • loyalty
  • release

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

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