9 of swords reversed

[Adriana]

I’ve gotten this card a lot for a new relationship. There were some issues about a girl involved and him lying about it.. but 9 of swords reversed now show up in retrospect. There are other cards that I don’t think look all good.

 

But in your experience is 9 of swords RX about worries going away and happier times? Or is it just ignoring something and pretend it’s not a problem when you feel deep down something isn’t right..? Or excessive worries that you can’t feally let go of? The old girl said something about the guy that I think is true, but I wonder if the new girl tries to ignore it rather believing his half truths..

[Ephemeridae]

I don't think there's a universal way to interpret reversals, I think you need to start out with an intention to read reversals a certain way at the beginning of the reading. You need to have an agreement with your deck about it in a way, so the deck "knows" which way to present the cards to you.

 

Reversals can be interpreted as a focus on the card's negative or destructive aspects, or as a directional aspect in relation to other cards in the spread, or as a directional aspect in regards to the reader/querent (inward/outward focus, inter/intrapersonal), or any number of ways really.

 

So I guess my question is, which way did you intend to interpret reversals when you first started the reading?

[Adriana]

Well, I am still learning to use reversals. For me they seem to get the opposite meaning, but this is just for some cards. Like once 4 of cups RX meant new opportunities and openness to this. But there have been cases where I wonder if the card go into overload , for example the wands rx could be anger and impulsiveness instead of lack of energy or something which would make sense for an opposite meaning.

So I think for me it depends on the card and I seem to not know in prevance what it will be unless I get a gut feeling about them.

That’s why I ask for others experiences with certain cards.

[Lantana]

I’m not sure if I would ever read a reversed 9 of Swords as “good times ahead”, even with the opposite meaning, because there are other cards that I feel better illustrate this like the Sun, Star, or even Six of Swords.

 

In my experience, an opposite of this card would be ignoring gut feelings (like you said) or that you have a good reason to worry (if you view the card upright as needless anxiety or guilt). All of this is just my experiences reading this card, and I think looking at what other cards in the reading are saying is gonna help you figure out the message for this particular case.

[EmpyreanKnight]

I would interpret the reversed 9 of Swords by the general tenor of the reading. The meaning that I will choose would also have to depend on the other cards surrounding it. Personally tho, it often means fears allayed, worries quieted, trust restored, or claustrophobic feelings to me.

[Ephemeridae]

The traditional 9-Swords generally points towards some sort of internal dilemma or challenge. This isn't always necessarily negative, but it is always difficult and requires work on the part of the querent. I could see "good times ahead" but only after an enormous amount of work (climbing that ladder of swords, as it were). In other words, you can't stay in this situation and expect the good times to come anyway.

 

In a reversed position it would indicate to me that the querent is avoiding confronting that challenging situation.

[Adriana]

I’m not sure if I would ever read a reversed 9 of Swords as “good times ahead”, even with the opposite meaning, because there are other cards that I feel better illustrate this like the Sun, Star, or even Six of Swords.

 

In my experience, an opposite of this card would be ignoring gut feelings (like you said) or that you have a good reason to worry (if you view the card upright as needless anxiety or guilt). All of this is just my experiences reading this card, and I think looking at what other cards in the reading are saying is gonna help you figure out the message for this particular case.

 

I can agree to this. As you say, why get this card if all is happy and well.

At maybe it’s best it could mean coming to an end about needless worry, but I feel the ignore or putting under a lid your concerns is what is right. Especially since other negative cards come up. I don’t know why but had an image in my mind before getting the card of the girl and her thinking about thinks and knowing something isn’t right.

[Adriana]

I would interpret the reversed 9 of Swords by the general tenor of the reading. The meaning that I will choose would also have to depend on the other cards surrounding it. Personally tho, it often means fears allayed, worries quieted, trust restored, or claustrophobic feelings to me.

 

Thanks for your answer, in this case also there are negative cards surrounding.. to the point that I wonder how much longer it will last between them, even if I’m present time some good.

[Adriana]

The traditional 9-Swords generally points towards some sort of internal dilemma or challenge. This isn't always necessarily negative, but it is always difficult and requires work on the part of the querent. I could see "good times ahead" but only after an enormous amount of work (climbing that ladder of swords, as it were). In other words, you can't stay in this situation and expect the good times to come anyway.

 

In a reversed position it would indicate to me that the querent is avoiding confronting that challenging situation.

 

Thanks for your take on it. I agree to this. Right low they are but it seems it will backfire because of other cards.

[Trogon]

I've always felt the 9 of Swords to be a difficult card for a person, even when reversed. Upright, to me, usually means fears, worries, etc. that the person just can't stop worrying over. As Ephemeridae points out, it is an internal struggle. Not that the fears are ungrounded, just that the querent doesn't know what to do.

 

When it's reversed, it can indicate that the fears might come to pass. In the upright, they're worrying about whit might be, in the reversed, it all comes real ... or is going to. Alternatively, yes, they may be finding a way to solve the problems, but they may just decide to ignore them in the hopes they go away on their own (which they almost never do). Denial is a very real and often appropriate interpretation of this card reversed.