Nine of Swords

​The Nine of Swords is a card of anxiety, pain, and nightmares. While not the worst card in the deck, it is nevertheless foreboding and very rarely divines anything positive. The person in this card is agony and loss personified.

It is a difficult challenge to find practical and simple answers to a card so involved with matters inside the head - but I will try not to get too Nine of Swords about it. Clear and annotated meanings do exist for this card.
 
Questions answered by Nine of Swords:
Who? The most anxious person 
What? A nightmare
Where? Your dreams
When? The first week of June; Nine hours; Anxious moments
Why? Situations we do not deal with right away can haunt us later
Yes or No? Oh gosh, no. No no no
 
Nine of Swords
​Before any card: Severe anxiety associated with (card)
After any card: Anxiety, nightmares, being frightened

The Nine of Swords as:
...an action?

• Record your dreams and nightmares
• Buy a new pillow or comforter
• Talk to a therapist

 
...a place in your house?

• The bed
• A frightening location, like a cluttered cabinet or a dark basement that gives you the heebie-jeebies

 
...a place in your city?

• A house of horrors
• A war memorial
• The couch at a therapist's office

 
...a place in the world?

• Czech Republic
• Switzerland 
• Liverpool
• Transylvania

...something to eat?

• Biscuits
• Spicy food
• Dark chocolate
• A gelatin salad

 ...something to clean?

• The basement
• A storage area that overwhelms you

 
...where to find the missing item?

• A place of nightmares
• A messy storage area

 
...a color? Black, blue
 
...a movie theme? fear, anxiety, insomnia

• Any horror film
• Spirited Away

 
...a new career?

• Mental health therapist
• Third-shift work
• Dream interpreter
• Barista

Nine of Swords combinations
With Hanged Man: A great sacrifice leads to anxiety and hopelessness.
With Ten of Wands: Taking on too much responsibility is a nightmare.
With Knight of Cups: A sensitive lover feels anxiety about a relationship.
With Three of Swords: Grief is overwhelming and unlivable. Seek therapy.
With Queen of Pentacles: An anxious mother or parent.