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Nine of Swords

A 78-card digital tarot drawn in the tones of nacre and dancheong.

Nine of Swords

Anxiety, sleepless nights, worry, dread, mental anguish.

Keywords · Upright

  • anxiety
  • sleepless nights
  • worry
  • dread
  • mental anguish

Keywords · Reversed

  • easing anxiety
  • facing fears
  • seeking help
  • perspective returning
  • recovery from despair

Easing anxiety, facing fears, seeking help, perspective returning, recovery from despair.

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How this deck reads it

Nine swords hung horizontally in the darkness above a bed are rendered in the black luster of mother-of-pearl, a texture that holds light yet is steeped in darkness, visualizing a night of anxiety. The hands covering the face and the dark blanket wrapped around the body are colored in the deep indigo of dancheong, emphasizing the inner space in which the figure confines herself. The arrangement of the swords floating above the bed rather than the ceiling suggests that the threat is not outside but at the bedside, and the faint reflections of mother-of-pearl convey the sensation of sleeplessness through the material itself.

Artwork

A person sitting up in bed covers their face with both hands, and nine swords hang in a row on the wall. A dragon pattern is embroidered on the blanket over their knees.

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