Seven of Wands
Affirmation
I am willing to take a stand for what I believe in.
Symbolic Attributes
- Element:
- Arcana:Minor Arcana
- Suit:Wands
- Archetype:
- Numerology:7 (The Motive: imagination, inner work, psychology)
- Hebrew Alphabet:
Keywords
Description
A young man on a craggy eminence brandishing a staff; six other staves are raised towards him from below.
Light Meaning
- Refusing to be silenced through fear or intimidation
- Continuing a fight against all odds
- Being fierce
- Defending yourself against physical and emotional attacks
- Refusing to put up with abuse
- Clinging to your values despite all pressure to abandon them
Shadow Meaning
- Having a chip on your shoulder
- Taking unnecessary risks as a means of proving your fearlessness
- Looking for an opportunity to take offense
- Responding to constructive criticism with defensiveness
- Refusing to stand up for yourself and your beliefs
Questions to Ask Yourself
- •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?
Personal Meaning
It might be necessary for you to actively resist opposition. You have the strength of character required to defend your position, or even to assert yourself for what you believe. Be careful, however, to make sure that your cause is just, and worth fighting for.
Resisting opposition. Asserting yourself for what you believe.
It might be necessary for you to actively resist opposition. You have the strength of character required to defend your position, or even to assert yourself for what you believe. Be careful, however, to make sure that your cause is just, and worth fighting for.
Personal Reversed Meaning
Do not passively allow others to walk all over you. Stand up and assert yourself.Alternatively, You may fall into fighting empty battles, or worse, fight for the wrong cause. Examine your motives carefully, and make sure that whatever you are struggling for it worth the time and energy.
Passively allowing others to walk all over you. Not standing up and asserting yourself.Alternatively, You may have fallen into fighting empty battles, or worse, fighting for the wrong cause.
You may be passively allowing others to walk all over you. Stand up and assert yourself.Alternatively, You may be fighting empty battles, or worse, be fighting for the wrong cause. Examine your motives carefully, and make sure that whatever you are struggling for it worth the time and energy.
Fortune Telling
- •Don't be surprised by a personal attack
- •Prepare to defend yourself or someone you love