Seven of Wands Tarot Card Meanings

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Seven of Wands’ Upright & Reversed Meanings

Seven of Wands (Reversed, Lacking)

Ideas: Demands, doormat, indifference

Traits: Apathetic, cowardly, open, relaxed, soft, submissive, tolerant, timid, uncaring, vulnerable

Emotions: Contentment, gladness, pity, relief, satisfaction, sympathy

  • Actions:
    • Dealing with requests one by one
    • Giving or taking criticism
    • Keeping up with demands
    • Questioning your beliefs
    • Relaxing your boundaries
    • Stopping proving yourself to others
Seven of Wands (Upright, Balanced)

Ideas: Boundaries, bravery, resolve

Traits: Aggressive, alert, cautious, competitive, courageous, determined, firm, forceful, protective, tough

Emotions: Eagerness, enthusiasm, excitement, optimism

  • Actions:
    • Attempting to form boundaries to prevent invasion
    • Clinging to your values despite all pressure to abandon them
    • Continuing an endeavor against all odds
    • Defending yourself against physical and emotional trials
    • Making your voice heard
    • Refusing to be silenced through fear or intimidation
    • Refusing to put up with abuse
Seven of Wands (Upright, Excessive)

Ideas: Defensiveness, obstacle, self-righteousness

Traits: Argumentative, inconsiderate, intolerant, moody, reactive, rigid, selfish, sensitive, stubborn

Emotions: Anger, annoyance, frustration, grouchiness, grumpiness, irritation, pride, tenseness

  • Actions:
    • Banging your head against a wall
    • Beating a dead horse
    • Having a chip on your shoulder
    • Needing to be right always
    • Responding to constructive criticism with defensiveness
    • Taking unnecessary risks as a means of proving your fearlessness

Seven of Wands’ Advice

Personal Growth

Standing up for yourself is healthy and reasonable. Turning the other cheek doesn’t mean making yourself into a doormat. It’s okay to insist on respect. Apply this principle to your interactions with others, too; it’s easier to get fair treatment when you’re known for treating others fairly.

Relationship

In a healthy relationship, each person feels secure. Partners and friends who constantly abuse others or tear people down must be confronted. Being in a relationship does not mean squelching your own unique insights; stand up for what you feel is right.

Career

The workplace tends to reward aggression. Defend yourself and your own work, making sure you have hard data to back up your claims. If you must become involved in unpleasantness, be sure those you investigate have no valid reason to feel attacked.

Spirituality

Especially when you feel attacked, your spirituality should guide you. Don’t be defensive; as a spiritual person, you know it’s “not about you.” As dramas unfold, stand up for your beliefs, but avoid absorbing and reflecting the poisonous emotions of others.

Seven of Wands’ Symbols & Insights

Six Converging Wands

On Rider–Waite–Smith-inspired decks, we often see a lone figure threatened by six converging Wands. Six is the number of collaboration, suggesting that many people have come together to launch an attack. But who is carrying those wands? Is the attack real … or imagined?

The King of the Hill

Many illustrations for this card place the lone warrior on top of a small hill cliff. Is our friend a guard? If so, what is he guarding? And, more importantly, is it worth fighting for?

Crisis as a Clarifier

A crisis has the power to reveal what we really value. In your situation, how far are you willing to go to stand up for what you believe in?

The Marseilles Image

Again, a lone wand comes to shatter the arrangement we worked so hard to establish! The lattice we built for the Six collapses. Why would someone do this? How can we prevent it from happening? And are these, in the end, the questions we should be asking?

More About Seven of Wands Tarot Card

Predictions
Don’t be surprised by a personal attack.
Prepare to defend yourself or someone you love.
Timing
Between August 12 and August 22
Affirmation
“I am willing to take a stand for what I believe in.”
Numerology Number
7
(the motive: imagination, inner work, psychology)
Astrology Element
Fire
Astrology Planet in Sign
Mars in Leo
Storyline
The main character is attacked by the minions of his or her adversary.
Questions to Ask
When do you feel most threatened? When do you get defensive?
How capable are you of defending yourself?
What kinds of beliefs are worth defending?
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