CARD OF THE DAY: March 25, 2022

 

Nine of Swords

Neo Tarot

by Jerico Mandybur with art by Daiana Ruiz

 

March 25, 2022: Here we meet another one of Tarot's scary cards--Nine of Swords, this time imaged by artist Daiana Ruiz for Neo Tarot. Those nine layered, interlocking swords dominate the atmosphere, weighing heavily on the vulnerable human below. Excedrin Headache # 9.

This card can suggest the aftermath of a nightmare, or it can suggest a hard time dropping off to sleep with a busy mind filled with troubles. In either case, the best way to approach this sign is to accept difficulties, fear, and anxiety as parts of the human experience that can visit any of us from time to time. 

Your brain will process puzzling and disturbing experiences from life events, producing mental images that can be weirdly cryptic or obvious in their meaning. Waking life, for that matter, can also have its nightmarish elements. Consider all the unrelenting stress that most of us have been feeling, in these 2020s, piling on from so many sources.

Should Nine of Swords come up in a reading, look to surrounding or accompanying cards for assistance in understanding the source and triggers as well as the potential process for resolving your problem(s).

This Nine is certainly not the most pleasant Card of the Day, but what can you do? Shit happens, day or night, close at hand and half-way around the world. What makes a difference is how we choose to face it and deal with it.

As a child, I suffered relentless, recurring nightmares clearly linked to traumatic difficulties in my home life. One time, though, in the middle of one of these cruel dreams, I turned to face and question the monster that was always lurking and chasing me, forcing me into futile hiding places. Because I challenged it, I never had another one of those nightmares--though now, as an elder, I do still have the occasional nightmare or frustration dream when I am most stressed out.

Recognize bad stuff for what it is, sometimes--even often--a good opportunity to meet a nagging problem head on, square up, and dismantle it. Be sure to lavish yourself with compassion and care all through this process.

Be the best friend to yourself that you can be.

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