Nine of Wands
The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through
Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.
A bandaged watchman leans on his staff before a fence of eight
Almost through — every scar now a shield
Weary guard that suspects everyone
Eight are already planted — only one is left to hold
As your card of the day
If Nine of Wands is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “Almost through — every scar now a shield”. When it tips toward “Weary guard that suspects everyone”, remember the way the picture draws: Eight are already planted — only one is left to hold.
Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences
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