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9 of Swords
A figure sits up in bed in the dead of night, face in their hands, while nine swords hang on the wall. It is anguish, insomnia, the mind torturing itself in the dark. Yet the swords do not wound: the suffering is in the head, and dawn is coming.
Meaning
In the light · upright
Facing fear in the light of day, asking for help, releasing guilt.
In shadow · reversed
Anguish, insomnia, guilt, catastrophic thinking.
Mantra
“My nighttime fears are larger than their real shadow.”
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