9 of SwordsRider-Waite-Smith (RWS) Tarot Meaning

9 of Swords card from the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) tarot deck

Number: 9 of Swords  ·  Arcana: Minor Arcana — Swords

Upright meaning

Real despair — failure, delay, and disappointment weighing heavily on the mind at night.

Reversed meaning

A sense of imprisonment; doubt and suspicion that, this time, have good reason behind them.

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