nine of swords
Three-a.m. card. The dread is loud, and very rarely as big as it feels at three a.m.
Upright Nine of Swords
The Nine of Swords is the anxiety card. A figure sits upright in bed, hands over her face, nine swords on the wall behind her. The Nine is the dark hours of the night, when every thought becomes the worst version of itself.
Drawing this card often signals worry that's exceeded usefulness. The Nine asks you to separate the actual problem from the catastrophizing. Often there's a smaller, real concern under the spiral.
Separate the actual problem from the catastrophizing.
Reversed Nine of Swords
Reversed, the Nine of Swords is the slow easing of dread. You're starting to sleep again. The shape of the fear is becoming visible, and visible fear is workable.
It can also indicate ongoing avoidance, the worry kept down by busyness. The Nine reversed asks what you'd think about if you stopped moving.
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