Card 42 • cups

Seven of Cups

Brief Description

The Seven of Cups warns of being caught in illusion and overwhelmed by too many options, which can lead to indulgence and disorganization. Upright, it highlights fanciful thinking, indecision, and the seductive pull of unrealistic choices. Reversed, it marks a shift toward recognizing which beliefs are impractical and coming to terms with practical issues. The card advises restraint and discipline, urging clarity and concrete decision-making to move from fantasy into achievable reality.

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Card Name

Seven of Cups

Upright

Caught up in illusion, too many options, indulgence, disorganization, excess.

Reversed

Realizing beliefs are not possible in reality, coming to terms with practical issues, restraint, discipline.

Visual Description

Seven ornate cups float against a watercolor sky, each cup patterned with black circles and containing a different vision: a curling cloud of smoke, the bust of a woman draped in red, a pair of wings, a tall stack of gold coins with a string of beads, a small island castle, a white crowned figure with outstretched arms, and a coiled serpent. The cups hover on separate clouds at varying heights, giving a dreamlike, suspended quality to the scene. At the bottom edge the title 'Seven of Cups' is printed. The palette is soft greens and blues with warm ochres in the objects, and the composition emphasizes illusion and variety rather than grounded reality.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Rome Choi, Kwon Shina

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