Nine of Roses (Nine of Cups)

What’s on the card

The person on the card has their arms crossed. The pose shows being overfed on comfort, self-centeredness and a fixation on your own pleasure. Or the arms are a wall against the world, to keep the fullness and calm: “Leave me alone, I’m fine, I’m happy with everything.”

Money and work

Financial well-being, plenty, getting the profit you wanted. A project that works out. Steady passive income. At work — a feeling of satisfaction.

Love and relationships

Emotional fullness, harmony, a time when everything falls into place perfectly, enjoying each other’s company. Sometimes it points to hedonism, being hung up on your own comfort or selfish pleasure, a relationship with no wish to take it further. And most often it means the person is in it for themselves.

Personal growth

The card of wishes coming true. Deep satisfaction inside, joy in life, confidence in tomorrow, being self-sufficient.

Choices and decisions

Enjoy the moment, celebrate the win. Choosing comfort, hedonism and holding on to the usual buzz you get from life. The card can also point to someone who is slowly drinking themselves into the ground and doesn’t want to do anything about it — they’re fine with it all.

Hidden motives

The person is completely pleased with themselves, wants to surround themselves with comfort and get as much pleasure and joy out of being with you as they can — but can be too smug or shut away in their own private paradise.

From the wider tradition

Not Tahmina’s own words: meanings common among other tarot readers, which she has reviewed and approved.

• “The wish card” — getting what you wished for; the classic advice is to make a wish.
• Being full, comfort, satisfaction with what you’ve achieved.
• At its worst — smugness, excess, overeating, “full and pleased with yourself.”

The section above is the shadow side of the upright card — every card has one. I don’t read cards upside down — here is why.