Anchor
Card 35, “Anchor” — stability and work. Corresponds to the Nine of Spades.
Core Meaning
The Anchor means what lasts: a steady job, a stable relationship, a secure position. It is also a goal a person is tied to. In a negative reading — stagnation and being unable to budge.
In Combinations
Anchor and Heart — a solid relationship; Anchor and Fish — a stable income; Anchor and Coffin — a rut you don’t get out of.
In love and at work
In love — a long relationship, reliability, sometimes habit in place of feeling. At work — a permanent position, stability, a long-term project. In timing — for a long time.