Why do I keep pulling Nine of Cups as a Aries?

As a Aries, pulling Nine of Cups repeatedly suggests a focus on wish fulfillment and satisfaction. Action, courage, impatience, independence. Pay attention to: rushing in without thinking.

Cups · Water

Nine of Cupsfor Aries

"Wish Fulfillment isn't the question. What you do next is."

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On the card

A card of abundance and luxury, but slightly unbalanced (maybe in your favor) due to the odd number placement of 9. It's the feeling of pride after a long struggle where you have come out the victor. There's abudance and wealth and success here, be proud of your accomplishments and relish the wins!

Upright

Wish FulfillmentSatisfactionContentmentGratitude

You accomplished a big goal-- be proud. This card is about feeling hard work pay off. Show off a little-- in a relationship perhaps you've finally crested a rough patch and are in a good spot (or you've just started dating someone who really excites you). At work you've just finished a project or gave a presentation that went well. If you are feeling unaccomplished, reflect on what you have achieved that deserves recognition (even if it's just from yourself)!

Reversed

A reversed nine of cups can mean you are overindulging, being too prideful or in general arrogant. You've finally achieved a dream; and now you think you know everything about that dream. There's a fine balance with finally achieving something you dreamed of-- stay curious about what you don't know while still holding space for the joy of achievement.

Its place in the deck.

Minor ArcanaNumber card

One of the 56 Minor Arcana. They are about what is happening in ordinary life right now. Each belongs to one of four suits, numbered Ace to Ten, plus four court cards.

SuitCups · Water

Cups are the suit of Water: feeling and attachment. A Cups card is always, underneath, about what you feel and who you are attached to.

NumberNine

The numbers tell a story inside each suit, from a seed at the Ace to the full expression at Ten. Nine is the near end: intensified and mostly solitary, the last stretch.

Where it shows up.

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WaterElement

Feelings, relationships, and intuition. In tarot: Cups.

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Nine of Cups for Aries

The Initiator

Aries is a Fire cardinal sign ruled by Mars, whose natural subject is the self, the body, first impressions. Cups are the water suit, so the Nine of Cups sits in Cancer. Cancer squares Aries, so the card asks for the move Aries is least fluent in: say the feeling to the person it is about. The friction is the content, not an obstacle to it. Aries is cardinal: it starts things, and this card is about finishing, so the pull will be to begin something new instead. The card asks for feeling where the sign is built to do something about it instead. Upright, it is nearly finished, and the last stretch of it is mostly solitary.

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Its place in the deck.

Where it shows up.

Nine of Cups for Aries

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