This week · Week of Monday, October 26
Nine of Brushes
You may be bracing for failure on something you worked hard at. The Nine of Brushes asks you to separate effort from outcome this week. What you did well stays done, whatever the board says.
Tarot: This week
A scholar sits upright in bed in the small hours, hands pressed over his face. On the wall, nine brushes hang on their rack, and their shadows merge into the character 憂, grief. The examination results were posted at dusk, and he has not gone to read them. The Nine of Brushes is anxiety that feeds on not knowing. This week a worry may grow largest when you are tired and the house is quiet. Separate what has actually happened from what you have imagined in the dark; the two lists rarely match. Open the message you have been avoiding, or start the conversation you keep postponing. Leave big decisions for daylight, and tell one person you trust what is keeping you awake. His shoes are by the bed, pointing at the door.