Seven of Swords, Rider-Waite-Smith

Minor Arcana · Swords · Air

Seven of Swords meaning

cunning · strategy · secrecy

Upright

Act strategically… but watch out for deception, yours or someone else’s.

Reversed

A truth comes out, the conscience weighs heavy.

Correspondences

Astrology
☽♒Moon in Aquarius
Element
Air
Yes or no
No

Symbols

The swords carried off
cunning, the spoils
The glance backward
concealment
The tents
the opposing camp

Upright

Reversed

cunning, deception, strategy, concealment, resourcefulness

General

confession, honesty, conscience, truth coming out

secrets, infidelity, mistrust

Love

truth revealed, confessions

strategy, scheming, behind-the-scenes games

Career

honesty, transparency restored

fraud, risk, schemes

Finances

transparency, facing consequences

wariness, caution

Feelings

guilt, wish to be honest

act strategically, stay discreet

Actions

come clean, be transparent

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