Seven of Wands
Minor Arcana · Wands

Seven of Wands

KeywordsDefence, challenge, holding your ground

The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through

Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.

The picture

From higher ground one man holds off six staves

Bright face

Defending won ground with grit

Shadow

Battle fatigue that makes everything an enemy

Way through

The high ground is still yours — meet them one at a time

As your card of the day

If Seven of Wands is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “Defending won ground with grit”. When it tips toward “Battle fatigue that makes everything an enemy”, remember the way the picture draws: The high ground is still yours — meet them one at a time.

Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences

Auspira is for entertainment and self-reflection. The cards are a mirror that shows the present from another angle; they do not predict the future and are no substitute for medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice.