Tarot Cards Meanings - The Suit of Swords - The Nine of Swords - Meaning

The Nine of Swords - tarot card meanings and illustrations

The Nine of SwordsBasic Meaning

Upright - Deception, premonitions and bad dreams, feelings of melancholy, unkindness, discontentment, aggression and gossip. All of these may be overcome through faith and calculated inaction. This is the card of the martyr and with it comes new life out of any upset.

Key Words: Contemplation, reassessment, dreams, wisdom.


Ill Dignified or Reversed - Guard against distrust and suspicion, gloom, melancholy and meanness. Total isolation away from comfort. Love overcomes arguments. Problems overcome by wisdom.

Key Words: Renunciation, caution, fixed attitudes.

The Nine of Swords meaning and symbolism in detail.

The Nine of Swords Card illustration.


The Suit of Swords.