Tarot Card Study - the 7's

[LisaT4P]

7 of Wands
7 of Swords
7 of Cups
7 of Pentacles

Chariot
Tower

Please put pictures of your favorite versions of these cards if you have them. They can all be from the same deck or different decks. If you have more than one favorite, feel free to post all of them! Part of the fun of this will be showing off our decks and the fun for others will be seeing the images!

Please discuss why this / these are your fave version(s) of the particular card. What in the card speaks the most to you? How does it relate to the other #7 cards? Can you see the Chariot or Tower cards in the minors? The suits in the Majors? Does looking @ the cards in this way change your perspectives?

How would you interpret this card in different types of readings? What is your most frequent interpretation of this card, or what is your keyword or phrase for it?

[LisaT4P]

Again from Astrology-numerology.com:

7 Positive Traits: Skilled at analysis and research, an intelligent seeker of knowledge, scientific and inventive, studious, meditating, charming personality and demeanor, love of solitude and peace, a perfectionist.

7 Negative Traits: Hidden motives and suspicions, overly reserved, arguments enjoined with silence or sarcasm, isolated, inflexible positions, overly upset by distractions.

[Taliesyn]

hi guys- missing this forum- I'm on VACATION! I'll rejoin the discussion saturday. I am amazed again - by the numerical connection between the Trumps. the Tower and the Chariot. I'll think on that one :)

[Shatril]

hi guys- missing this forum- I'm on VACATION! I'll rejoin the discussion saturday. I am amazed again - by the numerical connection between the Trumps. the Tower and the Chariot. I'll think on that one :)

We miss you not being here. I'm glad you are back.

[Shatril]

Will write about them later.

The cards are from The Witches Tarot

VII The Chariot—The Understanding of Might; The Might of Understanding—This card is the path between Binah and Geburah, and is known as the path of karma. The interpretation is that the querent knows about karma, and is working on the breaking down of the price to be paid. It can also mean the blending of opposites, like yin/yang, good/evil, male/female. It is the harmony and control of the two opposites. Make peace not war, as both opposites are necessary in this life to survive.

Reversed it is mobility given to ideas and desires. The querent is moving in a specific direction with full knowledge of the price to be paid.

XVI The Tower—The Beauty of Foundation; the Foundation of Beauty—This is the path between Tifareth and Yesod. This is the bolt from the blue. “The experience of this path is very much like having the top of your head lifted, and a lightning bolt striking through your brain and down to your toes….. It will shake you to the depth of your being. It will shake your faith, your courage, and your beliefs in yourself. It seems to leave you empty. Of course, these leave room for other things. What will you fill it with?

Reversed: You have a choice about what to fill that void with after the bolt from the blue. While the process is painful, it can be a good change if you make the right choice. Follow your intuition here.

Sevens—Netzach is the sphere of Victory and attributed here. Victory, achievement, love, the Arts, success in one form or another.

Seven of Wands—Netzach manifesting through air. Mind in the Shear of Creativity—Achievement of goals in the world of love and/or the Arts. Victory!

Reversed: lack of inspiration, scattered energies, failure. Using the mental energy in unproductive ways. More work is needed in this sphere.

Seven of Swords—Netzach manifesting through fire, will and action in the sphere of creativity and victory. Energy for creative endeavors, especially artistic. Developing and determination in artistic area. Beginning of the artistic projects.

Reversed—Failure in current endeavors. This is a time for waiting as this is not the appropriate time to start.

Seven of Cups—Netsach manifesting through water emotions/intuition in the sphere of Creativity and Victory. Success in love, attraction, magnetism, love in all forms. Achievement of ideals.

Reverse: Look out, you are in love with the idea of love, and the emotions here are not appropriate for a romantic situation. Let go of this as it is based in lust and not love.

Seven of Pentacles—Netzach manifesting through earth. The physical in the sphere of Victory and Creativity. Achievement of physical goals. Reap the harvest from your handiwork. Time to admire your creation.

Reversed: Failure to achieve the goal, possibly because of greed.

[Taliesyn]

sorry it's taken so long- the last few times I've tried to post, I couldn't log on!

Sevens-
wands- overcoming adversity, coming out on top.

Cups- Illusions, castles in the air- "head in the clouds"

Pentacles- Gain through hard work- looking at your achivements.

Swords- the thieve's card. getting something over on somebody.


The Chariot- sucess, coming from your own preservereance and hard work.

The Tower- an abrupt, often violent seperation. a lighting strike. finding your spouse in someone else's arms. a train wreck.

[pentacledreamer]

Cups: An emotional situation where many potentials are evident, but where the individual is faced with the challenge of choosing and acting in realistic terms to make those potentials manifest.

Wands: A struggle with other people's creative ideas-stiff competition. The individual is challeneged to improve upon and develop his or her project in the face of an envious and competitive world and needs to learn to value his or her ambition and competitive instinct.

Swords: Heralds a time when it is necessary to use guile, tact, diplomacy, and wit rather than strong-armed bullying tactics to achieve one's ends. This may leave an uncomfortable feeling of falseness, but life may require it.

Pentacles: A time when a difficult work decision must be made. Care and forethought are needed, and the question arises of whether to continue to develope what one has already built, or to put energy into a new project.

The Chariot: Conflict and struggle which can result in a stonger personality. One may come face to face not only with aggression in others, but with one's own competitive and aggressive drives. This conflict cannot be avoided, but needs to be faced with strength and containment.

The Tower: The breaking down of existing forms. This card, like the cards of Death and The Devil, depends a great deal upon the attitude of the individual in terms of how difficult or painful it is to deal with. Obviously it is more creative to ask oneself where one is constricted or bound by a false persona or image, becuase a willing effort to break through this pretense can spare a great deal of anguish. But it seems that the Tower will fall anyway, whether we are willing or unwilling, not because some malicious external fate decrees it, but becuase something within the individual has reached boiling point and can no longer live within such confines.

This is from the Mythic Tarot.. and each of these cards have had separate meanings for many different readings that I've done.. but don't they all.

[LisaT4P]

Thanks, pentacledreamer! Do you have any personal interpretations of the cards, keywords that always pop into your head when you see that card, that you can share?

I like the ideas that you shared from the Mythic on the 7 of Wands & 7 of Pentacles. The Wands makes me think of working for a promotion, and always having to keep one step ahead of your peers. The Pentacles definition makes me think "it may be time to cut your losses, this path may no longer be lucrative".

I usually use:

7 of Cups - an embarrasment of riches in that you have too many opportunities and too much potential. Makes choosing just one outlet very difficult.

7 of Wands - Your back is against a wall, you're between a rock & a hard place, fight or flight (if you can even choose to flee... which may be doubtful).

7 of Swords - Sneaky, subtlety, massaging the truth, weaseling out of or into something.

7 of Pentacles - Wait & see. Will what you have planted mature? No way to tell yet.

Chariot - the archetypal hero. Heros charge in and do the right thing even if they are afraid, they are not without fear, they just choose to harness it.

Tower - this is your Cosmic Kick in the Ass. It can't be avoided to stop ducking. It's for your own good you know....

I think all of these have almost as much to do with conflict as the 5's traditionally do. We need the strength & resolve of the hero (Chariot) to face & begin to resolve all of these conflicts. If we are strong & brave enough, we'll even be able to face the fierce changes that occur when the Tower crumbles.

[pentacledreamer]

I do, personally. And as always theres been many different meanings per reading.

Cups: A time to search out something, to look for that chance to better yourself or to gain something in life. You've been shown the way now you need to take the step. This could be in a relationship, emotional, or in any life situation.

Wands: All I see in this card is Chaos.. the struggle to over come a situation.. its pure chaos.

Swords: A heavy burden is placed upon your shoulders and you must mule this burden till the end. You might need to travel by night, or secrecy.

Pentacles: A pleading, someone coming to you or you going to someone for advice. You might be receaving a brib or an offering for you serves.

The Chariot: Conflict between two forces, the choice having to be made between two things. Taking hold of the rains and leading your own life.

The Tower: Breaking down of defenses or the loss of everything you've worked to build up.

These are my interpretations of the cards without reading the book meanings.