Card 42 • cups

Seven of Cups

Brief Description

The Seven of Cups represents the need to distinguish between fantasy and reality in love and relationships. It warns against unrealistic expectations and the pressure they create, while encouraging authentic choices based on personal truth rather than external pressures. The card emphasizes making decisive choices rather than remaining indecisive, and finding balance between dreams and practical reality in matters of the heart.

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Keywords

Fantasy, dreams, choices

General Love Meaning

You need to know the difference between fantasy and reality. Of course, you need to have standards and shouldn't settle, but you need to let go of the long list of unrealistic expectations. It puts too much pressure on another person. Be authentic and don't worry too much about superficial things. You can't control everything!

Single and Loving It!

Don't let external pressure make you question where you are in your life. Other people might think you should already be in a relationship, but you have to make the right decisions for yourself. While the intention may come from the right place, try not to feel the pressure of relationship expectations. Keep being yourself.

Ready for Love / Dating

It's time to stop being indecisive and make a decision. There's nothing wrong with dating more than one person as long as everyone knows where they stand. But you can't have your cake and eat it too much longer.

Committed Relationship

You play more than one role in life: friend, sibling, parent, boss, etc. Make sure to spend some time playing the lover role in your relationship. It's time to add some spice to your love life with a little fun and fantasy. Try sharing your desires and see what happens.

Struggling Relationship

The grass is rarely greener on the other side. The grass is greener where you water it. Don't let something that feels bright and new come between you and something real. If you're looking outside the relationship because something is missing, talk to your partner before throwing it away for a whim or an ego boost.

The End

Sometimes a partner or lover simply comes into your life to show you what's possible. Sometimes they come into your life to show you precisely what you don't want in a relationship. Either way, you can thank that person for the lesson and the gifts they showed you (even if it hurt). Be grateful that you now know what you deserve in love.

Visual Description

A central woman in a bright floral robe and headband smiles with her eyes closed while several people around her hold out golden cups. Each cup contains a distinct item — a miniature castle, a coiled snake, a jester’s mask, a red heart, a small dog, a cup of money and jewels, and a pearl-adorned goblet. They stand on front steps before a dark wooden door; a stair railing, plants and the number seven on the doorway appear in the background.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Ethony, Lucy Morningstar

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