Seven of Wands
defence · standing your ground · courage · pressure
Card art: Pamela Colman Smith, 1909, for A. E. Waite. Public domain.
The suit of Wands
In a few words
- defence
- standing your ground
- courage
- pressure
On the high ground with a stick, six coming at you. Hold your position; you have the advantage.
Upright
- Everything
- On the high ground with a stick, six coming at you. Hold your position; you have the advantage.
- Love
- Defending the relationship, or your place in it. Stand firm, kindly.
- Work
- Challenges to your role. Compete from strength; you know the ground.
- Money
- Protecting what you have earned. Do not give in to pressure to spend or lend.
- Myself
- Courage under pressure. Your conviction is the stick in your hand.
It is a card of valour, for, on the surface, six are attacking one, who has, however, the vantage position. On the intellectual plane, it signifies discussion, wordy strife; in business—negotiations, war of trade, barter, competition. It is further a card of success, for the combatant is on the top and his enemies may be unable to reach him.The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911), p. 184
Reversed
- Everything
- Worn down, giving ground, or fighting for something no longer worth it.
- Love
- Exhausted by constant defending. Ask whether this is a partnership or a siege.
- Work
- Overwhelmed, or surrendering a position you could have kept. Rest, then decide.
- Money
- Losing ground to pressure. Say no once, clearly.
- Myself
- Self-doubt where courage was. You have not lost; you are tired.
Perplexity, embarrassments, anxiety. It is also a caution against indecision.The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911), p. 184
The card, as Waite described it
A young man on a craggy eminence brandishing a staff; six other staves are raised towards him from below.The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1911), p. 184
The plain-word meanings on this page were written for ShreeJyoti and are still under review.