Nine of Swords
Upright
Awake at the dark hour. Anxiety, nightmares, worry, guilt.
anxiety · nightmares · worry · guilt
Reversed
Hope returning; reaching out; fears faced in daylight.
hope returning · reaching out · fears faced in daylight
In astrology
Nine of Swords is Mars in Gemini ♊︎ — the second ten degrees of the sign, roughly 31 May – 10 June. Mars brings force, drive, conflict; Gemini is mutable air.
In the Celtic Cross
Where Nine of Swords falls changes what it says. In the present it names the atmosphere you are in; as the crossing card it shows what lies over the matter; at the foundation it is the root of the situation; in the outcome it is the road ahead if nothing changes. Read the ten positions, or lay a spread and see where it appears.
Draw this card for yourself
Where it falls is what it means. Lay a spread and see whether Nine of Swords turns up — and in which position.