Known also as the Lord of Great Strength and aligned with Sun in Sagittarius, the Nine of Wands represents a pinnacle of strength and form.
It brings success where before there was hard work and struggle and is the reward for the effort and uncertainty of the past. The Sun represents once strength of will and Sagittarius brings the desire to break through boundaries and expand.
It is possible now to uncover and recognise your unowned potential. Where before there was work and effort for the sake of it, now there is an understanding of the purpose behind it and a willingness and even eagerness to continue to the end.
When you can smell victory it gives you the impetus to continue on, where before you were questioning whether the effort was worth it. This card often arises when you are on the point of exhaustion, of giving up, and yet somehow you are able to commit once last push to get through it, and succeeding, the victory is all the more sweet.
The benefits of persistence are great, not least in the future that success bestows. Once you have tasted triumph in a difficult situation, suddenly a lot more of what before was impossible now becomes possible. Perseverance takes courage, belief and tenacity. It also takes a little bit of stubbornness, and it is one of those times when stubbornness and the refusal to give up are desirable virtues.
When this card shows up for you, it is an opportune to break through blocks that are often of your own making, and to really achieve those results that you have been telling yourself you wanted but never seemed to be able to create for yourself.
Once you have a breakthrough here it has shown you that more is possible, and so you are able to pursue even better things with real confidence, which is the foundation of any success.
What of your strengths have you failed to recognise in the past, that now you can see will be your true power?
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