Swords

Nine of Swords

Death
failure
miscarriage
delay

Divinatory Meanings

Death, failure, miscarriage, delay, deception, disappointment, despair.

Waite's Symbolic Description +

One seated on her couch in lamentation, with the swords over her. She is as one who knows no sorrow which is like unto hers. It is a card of utter desolation