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    Nine of Swords — illustration from The 4th Tarot
    Minor Arcana —

    Nine of Swords

    Vikalpa (विकल्प)

    Mental Modification, Worry

    Nine of Swords. You're suffering not from reality but from thoughts about reality. She wakes in anguish, nine swords above—but they're mental projections. Negative imagination creates unbearable suffering; the ego tortures itself with catastrophic fantasies. The quilted roses suggest comfort available if you detach from the thought-storm. Wake up. The swords are mental.

    Keywords

    Anxiety
    Worry
    Nightmares
    Mental anguish
    Self-Remembering
    Projection

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