Nine of Pentacles
Secret whisperAlone in her vineyard, a falcon on her glove — grace she made herself.
Upright meaning
Upright keywordsindependence, abundance, self-sufficiency, refinement
Self-sufficiency and the rewards of your own effort. Enjoy the fruits — you earned them.
Reversed meaning
Reversed keywordsoverwork, dependence, superficiality, setbacks
Overworking, or relying on others for your sense of security. Rebuild your independence.
About the suit of Pentacles
Pentacles belong to Earth: money, work, the body, home and the slow building of security. They ask what is real, practical and lasting.
Reading the Nines of the tarot
Nines are the near-culmination: fulfilment, intensity and the last stretch.
In Waite’s own words (1910)
From A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, public domain. Original English text.
Divinatory meaning: Prudence, safety, success, accomplishment, certitude, discernment.
Reversed: Roguery, deception, voided project, bad faith.
The picture
A woman, with a bird upon her wrist, stands amidst a great abundance of grapevines in the garden of a manorial house. It is a wide domain, suggesting plenty in all things. Possibly it is her own possession and testifies to material well-being.
