Card 28 • wands

Seven of Wands

Brief Description

The Seven of Wands symbolizes conflict and the need to defend one's position, often against direct opposition. It points to competition over limited resources and urges standing your ground rather than negotiating when necessary. Upright it emphasizes vigilance, territoriality, and proactive defense of authority. Reversed, it warns of reluctance to engage, a defeatist mindset, or exhaustion from advocating for yourself and feeling overwhelmed or replaced.

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Poem

This is mine and that's yours So stay where you are! Just try it and see You won't get very far.

Meaning

A jackal and a vulture stand head to head, ready for battle. The Seven of Wands is a card of conflict, competition, and challenge. This card may indicate that you are in a position where you must defend your territory. There is a finite amount of resources available to you and sometimes negotiating is simply not an option; therefore, this card tells us to stand our ground.

Reversed

Reversed, this card indicates that you are reluctant to engage in conflict even when necessary and are perhaps succumbing to a defeatist mindset. It could indicate you are tired of advocating for your opinion and would rather just move on.

Upright keywords

territorial disputes, vigilance, paranoia, defending position of authority, aggressive, preemptively defensive, competitive

Reversed keywords

being replaced, power hungry, overwhelmed by opposition, forced retirement, feeling inadequate

Visual Description

Within an oval frame a sunlit landscape shows seven stylized wands arranged vertically throughout the scene. A snarling canine stands on rocky ledge at left, lunging toward a large bird-like creature on the right with a curved beak and ruffled plumage. The background features a large glowing sun, layered rock formations, sparse plants and a small pool of water near the foreground. The wands carry ornate circular motifs near their tops and are spread at different depths across the image, creating a sense of vertical repetition.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Alexandria Huntington

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