Seven of Swords
The Seven of Swords represents the absorption of intellectual consciousness, bringing originality, mystery, and independence. It calls for using intuition and strategic thinking to navigate intrigue and hidden elements in your situation. This card suggests that secrets may be revealed or that you need to rely on your perceptive abilities and act independently. It embodies feminine qualities of mind such as intuition, discovering the hidden, and seeing beyond the obvious.
Keywords
Alchemy
Moon in Aquarius; Victory (Netzach) of Air; Absorption of Intellectual Consciousness
Kindred Souls
Hehaziel; Mayakiel
Essence
Absorption of Thought. Originality, mystery. Secrecy, pretense, or seductiveness. Independence. Insight and refinement, secret plans. Critical evaluations and skepticism in analysis. Intrigue, espionage, or conspiracies. Subtle diplomatic strategies. Complications, uncertainties. Premonition, unexpectedness, or revelation of secrets. Clairvoyance, divination.
Meaning
This card indicates that there is some intrigue or mystery present in your question. Previously hidden secrets may be discovered, or we may receive some hint of their revelation. If the question concerns some actions, then the Seven of Swords may mean that we should fully utilize our perceptiveness and abilities for careful strategic planning. Cunning and inventiveness will help avoid confrontation or prepare an effective counterattack. This may apply to protecting ourselves or our position, solving surrounding or external problems, brilliant ideas at work or in creative projects. Perhaps someone is weaving a web behind our backs or making treacherous plans against us. Be careful and ready to discover deception or hidden motives. This card also says that we are capable of finding a way out of the labyrinth, finding solutions to puzzles, or unraveling tangled mysteries. How exactly to do this will be suggested by the cards surrounding the Seven of Swords in the spread.
Future Surprises and Intuitive Insights
This same card may mean that some surprise awaits us in the near future. It may manifest in any form, a hint of which may be contained in other cards of the spread. Perhaps our subconscious will reveal some hidden truth to us. This card is primarily associated with feminine qualities of mind, such as intuition, searching for and discovering the hidden, skillful judgment of character and motives, or catching barely noticeable signs that allow us to look beyond the boundaries of the obvious. In such moments, we must trust our intuition for proper understanding of the situation. This card contains an element of self-detachment: perhaps we must act alone, using only our mind and not letting anyone in on our plans. This is an excellent time to discover something new within ourselves and go our own way toward renewing our personality. The Seven of Swords calls us to focus on our individual qualities and do everything in our own way. However, we must not completely withdraw from those around us and not shy away from the challenges thrown at us. In a broad sense, the Seven of Swords may be a signal that someone is gaining advantage over us or that we should be more critical of what we hear and not believe everything we are told. Other possible interpretations of this card may be theft, lies, stealing of ideas, or secret schemes, as well as thoughtful responses, sudden or hidden attacks, and tactical maneuvers.
Analysis and Symbolism
The Seven of Swords reflects intrigue and enchantment. The angelic Vampire girl is locked in a room and simultaneously enclosed within herself. She thoughtfully embraces herself, absorbed in the secrets of her soul. Only by completely immersing herself in her innermost mysteries and connecting with her own unconscious can she gain understanding (Moon in Aquarius). Inspiring illumination or inner vision as a means of escape or solution is symbolically reflected by the barred window through which the Star of Venus is visible, connected to the Star card. Feeling the resonant vibrations of the universal unconscious, she gains the ability to penetrate any mysteries. This talent of hers also manifests in abilities for perception and clairvoyance. Conscious and unconscious mix and merge into one, absorbing lunar power into the concentrated mental activity of the Swords suit and generating sharp intuition as a result. This can be viewed as extracting answers to any mysteries from the boundless ocean of omnipresent unconscious. The Seven of Swords in Phantasmagoria contains riddles that, if solved, will add hidden additional meanings to any spread. By studying the symbolism of neighboring cards associated with this card and their characteristics, we can find answers to the riddles hidden in this card. What is the key that unlocks the door? How was the blood spilled? Who or what is the victim? How did she end up in this chamber and how will she be able to leave it? Do we have any clues? Perhaps it's her wing, the knife, the Moon, symbols, or the color of her dress or hair? What colors or objects are reflected in the surrounding cards? What is hidden under the mask? What is behind the door?
Shadow
Futility. Disappointment, despair, or inconstancy. Expecting the worst. Deception, lies, fraud. Theft. Malicious intent or treachery. Antagonism. Insecurity, self-doubt. Passivity. Mysteries and secrets. Unreliability, changeability. Naivety. Imprisonment or isolation. Betrayal. Possible loss of purpose, need to revise plans.
Visual Description
A pale blonde woman in a long black gown stands in a dim, tiled room, looking back over her shoulder. Black feathered wings unfold behind her and she holds her arms around her torso, a crescent moon tattoo visible on her upper arm. A dark dagger with a red-tipped blade is lodged in the wall beside her and a pool of blood seeps across the checkerboard floor. A small window with a pentacle-like pattern shows a starlit sky and an ornate door or panel stands open to the left.
Tarot of Vampyres
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