Seven of WandsTarot card meaning
The Seven of Wands is a Minor Arcana card in the suit of Wands. In tarot it means defense, standing ground and conviction. As a yes or no answer, it leans yes.
You're on the high ground, stay there. The Seven of Wands is defending what you built against challenge. It's tiring and it's worth it: conviction is the position.
In a yes or no reading: Yes · yes or no tarot →
- Element
- Fire
- Astrology
- Mars in Leo
- Number
- 7
What the card shows
A man on high ground swings his wand against six that rise from below. He has the advantage of position and the problem of numbers. His boots do not match: he got up in a hurry, and he is holding the line anyway. Some ground is worth an ugly defense.
Seven of Wands reversed
Worn down and doubting the hill you're standing on. Reversed, it asks which battles are actually yours, and gives you permission to come down from the wrong ones.
How to read a reversed card →Seven of Wands in love
In love, the Seven of Wands is defending what is yours: the man on the hill with his staff raised, six staffs coming up from below. It speaks of a relationship others criticize, of a family that does not approve, of jealousy that has to be faced. The card says the high ground is yours. Hold your place without making everyone an enemy.
Is Seven of Wands a yes or a no?
The Seven of Wands answers yes, if you hold your ground. The man on top of the hill braces his staff against six coming up from below, and he has the advantage of height. What you ask holds, but you will have to hold it. It is a yes that asks for firmness, not luck.
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 Wands
The next card in the suit
- Seven of Cups
The same number in the opposed element
- The Sun
The Major Arcana that rules this suit's questions
Number and correspondence
In the deck's old correspondences, the Seven of Wands belongs to Mars in Leo.
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