Card 56 • swords

Seven of Swords

Brief Description

This card suggests that a clever or sneaky plan that seems fool-proof is likely to be observed and will not turn out as expected. Even if you appear to gain benefits, there will be a cost and the outcome may differ from your hopes. The practical guidance is to rethink your plan if possible, or to come clean rather than compounding the situation by hiding actions. Reversed, the card points to plan failure, exposure, or being caught in the act.

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Divinatory meaning

Sometimes a clever or sneaky plan seems fool-proof. What could possibly go wrong? In this situation, whether the plan has honorable or dishonorable or merely questionable motives, someone is watching. You may feel like you did or will get away with something, but the truth is, it simply isn't going to turn out as you thought. Whether or not you get the resulting benefits you expected remains to be seen. Even if you do, there will be a cost.

Advice

If you can, rethink your plan. If you can't, come clean and don't try to make things worse by hiding your actions.

Reversed

A plan fails, exposure, getting caught in the act.

Visual Description

A solitary figure with blue-purple hair and gloved hands clutches several slender rapiers, some crossed and some planted in the ground behind them. The person wears a fitted corset, striped leggings and a short ruffled skirt, and looks back over their shoulder with a sly or wary expression. Above the scene a pair of large, watchful eyes appears in the swirling clouded sky while a pale, watery landscape stretches to the horizon with more swords thrust upright in the soil.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Barbara Moore, Rann

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