Nine of Wands

Nine of Wands

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The Upright Readings

victory, good health, obstinacy, Resilience, courage, persistence, test of faith, boundaries

The farmer in this card is the king, known as Prithu. After him, this planet was called Prithvi. You will win in every field. There will be good health. Do not be too stubborn. The more flexibility, the more your courage, and perseverance will emerge. Your faith will be tested. You have to break all the limits to face those crises.

The Reverse Readings

weakness, ill-health, adversity Inner resources, struggle, overwhelm, defensive, paranoia

Working tirelessly will make you weak. Weakness will result in feeling unwell. There will be a lack of resources and adversity, internal resources. There will be a conflict with nature. Being overwhelmed in life, defensively taking decisions, is necessary. To avoid paranoia psychosis is to save some time for one's entertainment as well. No one cares about you.

Nine of The Wand

European Tarot card study points:

A farmer is holding one wand and thinking about something. The rest of the wands are at his back.

Ancient Indian Tarot card study points:

A very strong masculine farmer is standing in his field. The sky has no rainy clouds. He is worried, about the dry land. He is the Farmer King known as Prithu. This planet is named Prithvi from his name. He was the son of Lord Suryanarayan.

He was the strongest mythological character who teach techniques of farming to humans on the earth. His style to rule was unique. He rarely fights and battles with anyone. Rather he used to teach techniques of sawing seeds, plaguing, how to use bull, caws in the field. Then people surrender to him, his work was beyond religion, beyond language.

Some believe Prithu was an avatar of Lord Vishnu.

(Detail story of Prithu.)

The birth of Prithu is without female intervention. Thus being a ayonija, "born without the participation of the yoni", Prithu is untouched by desire and ego and can thus control his senses to rule dutiful Dharma.

The Bhagavata Purana, Vishnu Purana, and Harivamsha and Mānava purana tell the story of Prithu: King Vena, from the lineage of the pious Dhruva, was an evil king, who neglected Vedic rituals. Thus, the sages killed him, leaving the kingdom without an heir and in famine due to the anarchy of Vena. Therefore, the sages churned Vena's body, out of which first appeared a dark dwarf hunter, a symbol of Vena's evil. He had coppery hair, red eyes & was of short stature. As he was very meek, the sages asked him to "Nishidha" (sit). Hence, he was called Nishadha, the founder of a race having his name. Since the sins of Vena had gone away as the dwarf, the body was now pure.

Finally, cornered by Prithu, the earth states that killing her would mean the end of his subjects too. So Prithu lowered his weapons and reasoned with the earth and promised her to be her guardian. Finally, Prithu milked her using Swayambhuva Manu as a calf, and received all vegetation and grain as her milk, in his hands for the welfare of humanity. Before Prithu's reign, there was "no cultivation, no pasture, no agriculture, and no highway for merchants". It is said that the Earth was created from the fat of the demons Madhu and Kaitabha. So, for many years, the earth lay barren. All civilization emerged in Prithu's reign. By granting life to the earth and being her protector, Prithu became the Earth's father and she accepted the patronymic name "Prithvi".

Following this example of Prithu, several living beings milked the earth. The list, according to Mānava Purana, is as follows:

With Indra as the calf & Surya as a milkman, Gods collected milk from the earth (in the form of a cow) in golden vessels. With Chandra as the calf, Brihaspati as milkman & the Vedas as vessels, the sages obtained eternal devotion to Brahman in the form of milk. With Yama as calf & Antaka as a milkman, the Pitru Gods (ancestors) collected milk in silver vessels. With Takshaka like a calf, Airavata & Dhritarashtra as milkman the earth, while the other Nāgas, with the cavity of their palms, collected poison in the form of milk.

With Virochana as the calf and the 2-headed Madhu as a milkman, the Demons collected illusory powers in the form of milk, in iron vessels. Making Kubera the calf, and 3-headed Rajatanabha as a milkman, the Yakshas obtained the ability to disappear, which was collected in the form of milk, in uncouth vessels. With Sumali as calf & Rajatanabha (son of Yaksha) as a milkman, the Rakshasas & Pishachas collected blood (in the form of milk) in skull caps.

Making Chitraratha as calf & Suruchi as a milkman, the Gandharvas & Apsaras milked Earth & obtained sweet perfumes, collecting them in lotuses. Making Himalaya as a calf, Sumeru as a milkman, & huge mountains as vessels, the other mountains obtained many herbs & jewels

Making Plaksha (white fig) as calf & Sala tree as a milkman, the other trees collected milk, which revived the burnt trees & creepers. However, the Manu Smriti considers Prithvi as Prithu's wife and not his daughter, and thus suggests the name "Prithvi" is named after her husband, Prithu.

The Vayu Purana records that when born, Prithu stood with a bow, arrows, and armor, ready to destroy the earth, which was devoid of Vedic rituals. Terrified, the earth fled in form of a cow and finally submitted to Prithu's demands, earning him the title Chakravarti, sovereign. Prithu is the first king, recorded to earn the title. The creator-god Brahma described to have recognized Prithu as an avatar of Vishnu, as one of Prithu's birthmark was Vishnu's chakra, discus on his hand and thus Prithu was "numbered amongst the human gods".

Prithu was worshipped as an incarnation of Vishnu in his lifetime and now is considered a Nāga demi-god.

The epic Mahabharata states that Vishnu crowned Prithu as the sovereign and entered the latter's body so that everyone bows to the king as to god Vishnu. Now, the king was "endowed with Vishnu's greatness on earth".