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Nine of Hearts

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Classic reading: The wish card, the most important one for making a wish. Next to the querent and well surrounded: what you hope for happens. Near the 7 of Clubs: a promise made will soon be kept. Surrounded by Clubs in a business matter: it ends prosperously. In the lottery: loving "not wisely but too well".

General meaning

Upright

↕ Reversed: A wish that is delayed or goes wrong; dangerous illusion.

By topic

Love

romantic wishpromise of lovedevotionlongingloving too much

Friendship

wish for companypromised friendlongingloyaltyaffection

Family

wish for a childdream homefamily promiselonged-for unionhope

Career

ambition fulfilledpromise of promotionclear goalprofessional dreamvocation

Work

desired positionjob promisehopegoalexpected offer

Studies

desired placeacademic dreamgoaleffort rewardedvocation

Money

financial goalhope of gainpromise of paymentsaving for somethinghope

Pets

wish to adoptdream animalexcitementpromiseattachment

Health

wish to healhopegood spiritswillpowerhoped-for improvement

Choices

what you really wantclear wishthe heart decidespromisehope

Creative projects

dream projectexcitementpromise of supportgoaldrive

Creativity

artistic dreamwish to expressvisionlonginginspiration

The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.

✨ 3 tips for combining it

1. It's the wish card: what's next to it says whether it comes true. Example: Nine of Hearts + Ten of Hearts is a wish fulfilled.
2. With the Seven of Clubs, a promise kept. Example: Nine of Hearts + Seven of Clubs is a promise to you being kept soon.
3. With Spades, the wish goes wrong. Example: Nine of Hearts + Nine of Spades is a hope that doesn't come.

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