Nine of Wands: Yes or No
What answer the Nine of Wands card gives to a yes or no question: “yes”, and how to treat it.
Author: Max Raputum, Warsaw
The answer of Nine of Wands: “Yes”
The Nine of Wands is endurance and a last push. The answer leans to “yes”: you are close to the goal, but you will have to hold out.
What the answer depends on
The answer depends on your reserve of strength. If you are exhausted, “yes” weakens, and you need rest and support.
If the card is reversed
Reversed, the answer is “Maybe”. The reversed Nine moves the answer towards “maybe”: exhaustion and distrust get in the way of finishing the job.
What to do next
Assess how much strength you have left and distribute it up to the finish, without refusing help.
The answer in questions of love and work
If the question is about feelings: The Nine of Wands in love is steadiness after pain: you are wounded but you stand and guard your boundaries. If the question is about work: The Nine of Wands at work is endurance after a hard period.
How to check the answer
Check the answer with three questions: is there “endurance” in my situation? Is the lack of “a last push” getting in my way? What am I missing if I look through the theme of “caution”?
About the Nine of Wands card
Nine of Wands is a card of the suit of Wands, element fire. The keywords of the card: endurance, a last push, caution, experience. In questions about a choice or a decision it works through its key themes, not through specific events. The general interpretation upright and reversed is on the page of the card.
The Nine of Wands card in other questions
Frequently asked questions
Is the Nine of Wands card a yes or a no?
In a yes or no spread the answer is “Yes”. The Nine of Wands is endurance and a last push. The answer leans to “yes”: you are close to the goal, but you will have to hold out.
What does Nine of Wands reversed mean in a yes or no answer?
The answer is “Maybe”. The reversed Nine moves the answer towards “maybe”: exhaustion and distrust get in the way of finishing the job.
What does the answer of Nine of Wands depend on?
The answer depends on your reserve of strength. If you are exhausted, “yes” weakens, and you need rest and support.