Card 42 • cups

Seven of Cups

Brief Description

The Seven of Chalices warns of alluring fantasies and wishful thinking that can obscure practical reality. Upright, it describes indulgence in fanciful daydreams that leave choices ungrounded and increase the likelihood of irresponsible decisions. Reversed, the card shows imagination misapplied to feeding anxieties, where fear limits potential and prevents brave choices. It advises discerning between fruitful imagination and illusion, grounding dreams in practicality, and confronting fears to enable bolder, wiser action.

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Upright

The Seven of Chalices represents wishful thinking. You fortify yourself with fanciful daydreams. Though this is a beautiful place to be, your choices may not be grounded in reality. You fail to see the practical limits of your dreams, making you prone to irresponsible decisions.

Reverse

Though your imagination is vibrant and seemingly limitless, it is misapplied to feeding your deepest anxieties. You are limited by your potential fears and fail to make brave choices.

Visual Description

A crowned, nude female figure with a flowing fishtail sits amid a bed of pink flowers, her long hair billowing outward like waves. Seven golden fish arc and swim through her hair against concentric circular rings and a bright yellow disk behind her head. The sky above is filled with pink clouds, star motifs, and decorative white net-like arcs framing the scene. The top of the card shows the Roman numeral VII and the bottom border reads "chalices."

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✍️ Deck author(s): Trungles (Trung Le Nguyen)

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