The
Nine of Swords
The Lord of Despair and Cruelty
Numerical Value: 9
Divinatory
meaning Upright - Deception, premonitions and bad dreams,
suffering and depression, cruelty, disappointment violence, loss and
scandal. All of these may be overcome through faith and
calculated inaction. This is the card of the martyr and with
it comes new life out of suffering.
Ill Dignified or Reversed - Distrust and suspicion,
despair, misery and malice. Total isolation away from comfort
and help. Institutionalisation, suicide, imprisonment and
isolation.