Seven of SwordsTarot card meaning
The Seven of Swords is a Minor Arcana card in the suit of Swords. In tarot it means stealth, strategy and deception. As a yes or no answer, it leans no.
Someone is tiptoeing, possibly you. The Seven of Swords is strategy in the grey zone: discretion, shortcuts, cards held close. Cleverness is a tool; check what it's building.
In a yes or no reading: No · yes or no tarot →
- Element
- Air
- Astrology
- The Moon in Aquarius
- Number
- 7
What the card shows
A man tiptoes away from a camp of colored tents, carrying five swords in his arms and glancing back at the two he left standing. He is pleased with himself, and he is carrying the blades by the sharp ends. The card is strategy and its shadow: what is taken quietly, and what the method costs.
Seven of Swords reversed
The scheme unravels or the conscience does. Reversed, it names the lie approaching its expiry date, confession, discovery, or the exhausting weight of maintenance.
How to read a reversed card →Seven of Swords in love
In love, the Seven of Swords is what is done in secret: the man tiptoeing away with five swords and leaving two, the camp behind him. It speaks of an infidelity, of small lies that pile up, of a strategy for avoiding the hard conversation. The card says what is taken by night is found by day. Better you be the one to say it.
Is Seven of Swords a yes or a no?
The Seven of Swords answers no, with a sideways glance. The man tiptoes off with five swords and leaves two planted, the camp behind him. What you ask has something hidden in it: a strategy that cannot stand daylight, or someone not playing straight. Until everything is said, the answer is no.
Compare: the same card in all four suits
| Card | Keyword | Element | Yes or no |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven of Wands | defense | Fire | Yes |
| Seven of Cups | options | Water | Not yet clear |
| Seven of Swords | stealth | Air | No |
| Seven of Pentacles | patience | Earth | Not yet clear |
Cards that often appear with it
- Eight of Swords
The next card in the suit
- Seven of Pentacles
The same number in the opposed element
- Justice
The Major Arcana that rules this suit's questions
Number and correspondence
In the deck's old correspondences, the Seven of Swords belongs to the Moon in Aquarius.
Will this card find you tonight?
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