About these meanings: the traditional descriptions and meanings on this public reference page are taken from material associated with the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck. Some of the language is historical, severe, or old-fashioned. Slogit Tarot modernises this terminology and greatly expands the meanings, examples and interpretations inside the Arcana Nexus learning course.

Minor Arcana · Swords

Seven of Swords

Card Code S7

Suit Swords

Rank Seven

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Description & Symbolism

Seven of Swords

A man in the act of carrying away five swords rapidly; the two others of the card remain stuck in the ground. A camp is close at hand.

Divinatory Meaning

Upright

Design, attempt, wish, hope, confidence; also quarrelling, a plan that may fail, annoyance. The design is uncertain in its import, because the significations are widely at variance with each other.

Dark girl; a good card; it promises a country life after a competence has been secured.

Reversed Meaning

Reversed

Good advice, counsel, instruction, slander, babbling.

Good advice, probably neglected.