Seven of Cups
Combinations · Rider–Waite–Smith Tarot

Seven of Cups combinations

The card beside the Seven of Cups decides whether a cloud of options narrows to one real choice or grows thicker, and how the querent copes once the illusions break.

Card meaning: Seven of Cups

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First card: Upright / Reversed
Second card: Upright / Reversed

Combinations are common patterns, not rules

The readings here describe how a pair most often reads. Check each one against two things before you apply it. The first is the question: the same pair says one thing about a relationship and another about a job offer, and the question decides which side of the pair matters. The second is the background, meaning what the querent already knows about the situation, the position each card holds in the spread, and the cards around the pair. When the question or the background points another way, go with them over the general reading. Each pair page lists the exceptions that come up most often.

Seven cups float on a cloud in front of a figure seen only in silhouette, and every pair this card joins puts one practical question to the querent: which of those visions can bear weight? Usually the partner is the test. The Emperor brings structure, the Chariot willpower and the Ace of Swords a clean insight, and upright beside the upright Seven each of them asks for a single choice from the crowded field. The Moon works the other way, thickening the haze until fears and fantasies are hard to tell apart. The Seven of Swords adds stealth to self-deception, so the querent is misled partly by not looking closely. Inside its own suit the card sits between the Six's remembered courtyard and the Eight's departure, and both of those pairs ask whether the past, or the exit, is one more vision on the cloud.

Turned over, the Seven wakes up: illusions end, a real goal is set, and most upright partners help carry the decision out. Its second reversed face, apathy and indecision after the letdown, shows up where the partner stalls the waking, as a reversed Chariot, a frightened reversed Eight of Cups or the Two of Swords' denial does. Upright beside a reversed card, the Seven mostly turns challenging, because the dreaming loses whatever was checking it.

Seven of Cups beside other cards in a spread

Beside Major Arcana cards

Upright with the upright Seven, nearly every trump reads as mixed. Each offers a way to sort the cups, whether the Hierophant's tested tradition, Justice's fact-based comparison or the Hermit's time alone, and the choice still waits to be made. The Devil, the Tower and the Moon make that pair hard through craving, a sudden collapse or fears dressed as visions. Reverse the Seven and most trumps help a clear choice along. Reversed together, the Devil and the Tower turn harmonious, while Death leaves fear in the gap.

Beside Wands

The Wands bring the drive the Seven lacks, though their Fire works against its Water and the speed can land on a fantasy. With both cards upright, the Ace favours the one idea that can start now, the Two and Three test a plan against facts, and the Eight delivers options faster than they can be weighed. The Ten is the hard partner: every attractive option is taken on and carried alone. Once the Seven is reversed, nearly every Wands card pours its energy into one realistic goal.

Beside Cups

Among the Cups the Seven meets no other element, so feeling runs unchecked. Beside the upright Seven, the Ace or the Two of Cups is a real feeling or bond among daydreams, and the querent has to tell which is which. The Four ignores a real offer for imagined ones; the Five escapes a loss into fantasy. Only the King of Cups makes the upright pair harmonious, with a calm mind that builds one dream. Reversed together, the Four and Five reach clarity, the Knight and King exhaustion or withdrawal.

Beside Swords

Air neither feeds nor drowns the Seven's Water, and the Swords bring judgment to the dreaming. Upright beside an upright Seven, the Ace, Queen and King of Swords cut the visions down to one well-founded choice. From the Three to the Ten, the Four and Six aside, upright Swords harden the illusion into heartbreak, a hollow win, hidden agendas, a sense of being trapped, worry or a refused ending. Reverse both cards and the Three and the Seven to the Ten turn harmonious, with recovery resting on facts.

Beside Pentacles

Earth gives the Seven's visions somewhere to land. Upright together, the Eight of Pentacles puts a creative vision on a workbench, and the Knight and King turn one idea into a patient, workable plan. The upright Five is the hard partner: hard times and daydreams of a rescue. Most reversed coins beside an upright Seven show money leaking into fantasy or a juggling act falling apart. With both reversed, the Two, Four, Eight, Ten, Page, Knight and King turn the waking into overwhelm, losses, burnout or apathy.

Beside court cards

A court card sets the Seven beside a temperament. Pages turn the dreaming into curiosity: ideas multiply with the Page of Wands, the Page of Swords researches, the Page of Pentacles learns one idea step by step. Knights set the speed of the choice, and the Knight of Swords may commit fast to the most dazzling illusion. Upright with the upright Seven, the King of Cups, the Queen and King of Swords and the Knight and King of Pentacles read as harmonious, each bringing a calm, clear or practical mind.

Beside a card of the same number

Every seven adds up to fourteen with this card, so Temperance is the quintessence and asks for measure between hope and fact. The minor Sevens share Netzach, and the Chariot, card VII, demands one destination from seven visions. The Seven of Wands fights for a plan that may be partly fantasy, the Seven of Swords pairs self-deception with stealth, and the Seven of Pentacles counts a payoff before it ripens. A second Seven of Cups doubles the options, and a reversed copy should decide.

Beside reversed cards

A reversed partner usually removes the check the upright Seven needs, and the reading grows harder: a reversed Emperor leaves grand plans unexamined, a reversed Hermit turns solitude into escapism, a reversed Ace of Swords leaves too many dreams and no way to sort them. Where the reversal lifts a weight, as with the Devil, the Four or Five of Cups, the Five of Pentacles, or the Three, Five and Seven to Ten of Swords, relief arrives and new fantasies are quick to fill the space.

Seven of Cups with every card

Each row gives the outlook in all four states, read from Seven of Cups's side: Seven of Cups first, then its partner.

Harmonious Mixed Challenging
The Fool Enthusiasm meets a menu of tempting options, and some of them are only castles in the air.
Seven of Cups upright, The Fool upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Fool reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Fool upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Fool reversed: Mixed
The Magician Many tempting options, and the focus to choose one if the querent stops admiring the rest.
Seven of Cups upright, The Magician upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Magician reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Magician upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Magician reversed: Mixed
The High Priestess Options shimmer everywhere, and only patient, honest intuition can tell which cup holds something real.
Seven of Cups upright, The High Priestess upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The High Priestess reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The High Priestess upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The High Priestess reversed: Mixed
The Empress Creative abundance is real, but scattered across too many dreams to bear fruit yet.
Seven of Cups upright, The Empress upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Empress reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Empress upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Empress reversed: Mixed
The Emperor Many tempting options, and a disciplined mind that must pick one and turn it into a plan.
Seven of Cups upright, The Emperor upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Emperor reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Emperor upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Emperor reversed: Mixed
The Hierophant Many tempting options, and a tested tradition or mentor offers the way to sort them.
Seven of Cups upright, The Hierophant upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Hierophant reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Hierophant upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Hierophant reversed: Mixed
The Lovers A real choice of the heart stands among daydreams, and only one of the cups is solid.
Seven of Cups upright, The Lovers upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Lovers reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Lovers upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Lovers reversed: Mixed
The Chariot Many tempting options and enough willpower to choose one, if the querent stops dreaming about all seven.
Seven of Cups upright, The Chariot upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Chariot reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Chariot upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Chariot reversed: Mixed
Strength Many tempting options, and the inner discipline to commit to the one that is real.
Seven of Cups upright, Strength upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Strength reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Strength upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Strength reversed: Mixed
The Hermit Too many options crowd in, and only time alone will show which one is real.
Seven of Cups upright, The Hermit upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Hermit reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Hermit upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Hermit reversed: Mixed
Wheel of Fortune Luck opens several doors at once, and wishful thinking makes it hard to pick the real one.
Seven of Cups upright, Wheel of Fortune upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Wheel of Fortune reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Wheel of Fortune upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Wheel of Fortune reversed: Mixed
Justice Many tempting options compete, and only a fair, fact-based comparison will show which is real.
Seven of Cups upright, Justice upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Justice reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Justice upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Justice reversed: Mixed
The Hanged Man Too many possibilities and no decision yet; the pause helps only if it is used to test them against reality.
Seven of Cups upright, The Hanged Man upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Hanged Man reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Hanged Man upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Hanged Man reversed: Mixed
Death An ending clears the ground, and a crowd of tempting, half-real options rushes into the space.
Seven of Cups upright, Death upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Death reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Death upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Death reversed: Challenging
Temperance A field of tempting options, and Temperance asks for a slow, sober choice among them.
Seven of Cups upright, Temperance upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Temperance reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Temperance upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Temperance reversed: Mixed
The Devil Temptation looks like a menu of opportunities, and the querent is choosing by craving.
Seven of Cups upright, The Devil upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, The Devil reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, The Devil upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, The Devil reversed: Harmonious
The Tower A plan built on wishful thinking collapses all at once when a hard fact arrives.
Seven of Cups upright, The Tower upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, The Tower reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Tower upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, The Tower reversed: Harmonious
The Star Dreams multiply and hope runs high; the Star's intuition has to pick the real one from seven visions.
Seven of Cups upright, The Star upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Star reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Star upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Star reversed: Mixed
The Moon Fantasy upon fantasy: so many visions and fears that none of them can be trusted yet.
Seven of Cups upright, The Moon upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, The Moon reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Moon upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, The Moon reversed: Mixed
The Sun Many options at once, and enough clarity to see which of them are real if you are honest about them.
Seven of Cups upright, The Sun upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The Sun reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The Sun upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The Sun reversed: Mixed
Judgment Many tempting options compete, and a moment of truth arrives to sort the real one from the fantasies.
Seven of Cups upright, Judgment upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Judgment reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Judgment upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Judgment reversed: Mixed
The World One cycle ends and a crowd of new possibilities appears, some of them only daydreams.
Seven of Cups upright, The World upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, The World reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, The World upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, The World reversed: Mixed
Ace of Wands A real spark arrives in the middle of many options, and it favours the one idea you can act on now.
Seven of Cups upright, Ace of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Ace of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Ace of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Ace of Wands reversed: Mixed
Two of Wands Many tempting options and a strategist's eye: the plan holds if it is built on facts, not wishes.
Seven of Cups upright, Two of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Two of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Two of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Two of Wands reversed: Mixed
Three of Wands Real prospects and attractive illusions arrive together, and foresight has to sort one from the other.
Seven of Cups upright, Three of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Three of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Three of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Three of Wands reversed: Mixed
Four of Wands Real success sits beside a crowd of tempting options, and the next choice needs to be grounded.
Seven of Cups upright, Four of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Four of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Four of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Four of Wands reversed: Mixed
Five of Wands Effort is scattered across too many goals, and the querent competes for prizes that may be illusions.
Seven of Cups upright, Five of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Five of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Five of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Five of Wands reversed: Mixed
Six of Wands A real win opens a crowd of new options, some solid and some pure fantasy.
Seven of Cups upright, Six of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Six of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Six of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Six of Wands reversed: Mixed
Seven of Wands The querent fights hard for a plan or person that may be partly fantasy.
Seven of Cups upright, Seven of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Seven of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Seven of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Seven of Wands reversed: Mixed
Eight of Wands Options arrive faster than the querent can weigh them, and the brightest one may be an illusion.
Seven of Cups upright, Eight of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Eight of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Eight of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Eight of Wands reversed: Mixed
Nine of Wands A crowd of tempting options arrives near the finish line, and the guard's wariness has to sort gift from trap.
Seven of Cups upright, Nine of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Nine of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Nine of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Nine of Wands reversed: Mixed
Ten of Wands Every attractive option is taken on, and the querent ends up carrying all of them alone.
Seven of Cups upright, Ten of Wands upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Ten of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Ten of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Ten of Wands reversed: Harmonious
Page of Wands Ideas multiply faster than you can test them, and enthusiasm needs one clear choice.
Seven of Cups upright, Page of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Page of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Page of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Page of Wands reversed: Mixed
Knight of Wands You act fast while the options still shimmer, so the choice can land on a real goal or on a fantasy.
Seven of Cups upright, Knight of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Knight of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Knight of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Knight of Wands reversed: Mixed
Queen of Wands Many tempting options and the nerve to choose one, provided the choice is real and not a castle in the air.
Seven of Cups upright, Queen of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Queen of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Queen of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Queen of Wands reversed: Mixed
King of Wands A decisive leader faces a crowd of tempting options and has to pick one before the energy scatters.
Seven of Cups upright, King of Wands upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, King of Wands reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, King of Wands upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, King of Wands reversed: Mixed
Ace of Cups A real feeling is on offer, but the querent is dazzled by options and may mistake a fantasy for it.
Seven of Cups upright, Ace of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Ace of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Ace of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Ace of Cups reversed: Mixed
Two of Cups A real connection stands among several tempting possibilities, and the querent has to pick what is true.
Seven of Cups upright, Two of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Two of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Two of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Two of Cups reversed: Mixed
Three of Cups Good company and too many ideas: a social whirl full of plans, some real and some daydreams.
Seven of Cups upright, Three of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Three of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Three of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Three of Cups reversed: Mixed
Four of Cups The real offer is ignored while imagined ones crowd the querent's mind.
Seven of Cups upright, Four of Cups upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Four of Cups reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Four of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Four of Cups reversed: Harmonious
Five of Cups After a loss, the querent escapes into daydreams and options that are never acted on.
Seven of Cups upright, Five of Cups upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Five of Cups reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Five of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Five of Cups reversed: Harmonious
Six of Cups Warm memories and bright options mix, and the querent must check which cup is a real memory.
Seven of Cups upright, Six of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Six of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Six of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Six of Cups reversed: Mixed
Seven of Cups Options and daydreams multiply, and the querent risks choosing nothing while waiting for the perfect cup.
Seven of Cups upright, Seven of Cups upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Seven of Cups reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Seven of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Seven of Cups reversed: Harmonious
Eight of Cups The querent is ready to leave, but the destination may be one more vision floating on a cloud.
Seven of Cups upright, Eight of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Eight of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Eight of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Eight of Cups reversed: Mixed
Nine of Cups A wish is granted, and a fresh crowd of daydreams arrives to tempt the querent off the bench.
Seven of Cups upright, Nine of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Nine of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Nine of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Nine of Cups reversed: Mixed
Ten of Cups A happy home is real, and the querent risks judging it against a perfect one that lives only in imagination.
Seven of Cups upright, Ten of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Ten of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Ten of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Ten of Cups reversed: Mixed
Page of Cups A new feeling or idea arrives, and the querent's imagination turns it into many possible futures.
Seven of Cups upright, Page of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Page of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Page of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Page of Cups reversed: Mixed
Knight of Cups An invitation or new romance arrives wrapped in daydreams, and the querent may fall for the dream first.
Seven of Cups upright, Knight of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Knight of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Knight of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Knight of Cups reversed: Challenging
Queen of Cups Many tempting options, and a calm inner voice that can tell which one the heart wants.
Seven of Cups upright, Queen of Cups upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Queen of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Queen of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Queen of Cups reversed: Mixed
King of Cups Many dreams on the table, and a calm, experienced mind ready to pick one and build it.
Seven of Cups upright, King of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups upright, King of Cups reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, King of Cups upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, King of Cups reversed: Challenging
Ace of Swords Among many tempting options, sudden clarity shows which one is real.
Seven of Cups upright, Ace of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups upright, Ace of Swords reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Ace of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Ace of Swords reversed: Mixed
Two of Swords Seven options shrink to two, and then the choice stalls behind a blindfold.
Seven of Cups upright, Two of Swords upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Two of Swords reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Two of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Two of Swords reversed: Mixed
Three of Swords An idealised hope runs into a painful truth, and the heartbreak is sharpened by how high it was built.
Seven of Cups upright, Three of Swords upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Three of Swords reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Three of Swords upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Three of Swords reversed: Harmonious
Four of Swords A pause gives you room to sort many dreams, provided the rest does not turn into daydreaming.
Seven of Cups upright, Four of Swords upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Four of Swords reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Four of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Four of Swords reversed: Challenging
Five of Swords You fight hard for a prize that exists mostly in your imagination, and the win feels hollow.
Seven of Cups upright, Five of Swords upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Five of Swords reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Five of Swords upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Five of Swords reversed: Mixed
Six of Swords You are leaving a hard stretch behind, but the shore you picture is brighter than the one ahead.
Seven of Cups upright, Six of Swords upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Six of Swords reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Six of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Six of Swords reversed: Mixed
Seven of Swords Wishful thinking and hidden agendas feed each other, and the facts get lost between them.
Seven of Cups upright, Seven of Swords upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Seven of Swords reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Seven of Swords upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Seven of Swords reversed: Harmonious
Eight of Swords Too many options and too little confidence, so you stand still and call it being trapped.
Seven of Cups upright, Eight of Swords upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Eight of Swords reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Eight of Swords upright: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Eight of Swords reversed: Harmonious
Nine of Swords The mind swings between bright fantasies and worst-case fears, and neither matches what is happening.
Seven of Cups upright, Nine of Swords upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Nine of Swords reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Nine of Swords upright: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Nine of Swords reversed: Harmonious
Ten of Swords Something has ended, and you retreat into fantasies instead of accepting it.
Seven of Cups upright, Ten of Swords upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Ten of Swords reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Ten of Swords upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Ten of Swords reversed: Harmonious
Page of Swords Curiosity can sort the real option from the daydream, provided the research ever ends.
Seven of Cups upright, Page of Swords upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Page of Swords reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Page of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Page of Swords reversed: Challenging
Knight of Swords Decisive speed ends the dithering, but the querent may commit to the most dazzling illusion.
Seven of Cups upright, Knight of Swords upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Knight of Swords reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Knight of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Knight of Swords reversed: Mixed
Queen of Swords The Queen's clear judgment sorts the seven visions and keeps only the one that survives the facts.
Seven of Cups upright, Queen of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups upright, Queen of Swords reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Queen of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Queen of Swords reversed: Mixed
King of Swords Cool judgment cuts through a crowd of wishes to one well-founded choice.
Seven of Cups upright, King of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups upright, King of Swords reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, King of Swords upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, King of Swords reversed: Challenging
Ace of Pentacles One solid opportunity sits among many fantasies, and the querent has to recognize it and take it.
Seven of Cups upright, Ace of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Ace of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Ace of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Ace of Pentacles reversed: Mixed
Two of Pentacles Many options and a talent for juggling: the querent can keep two in the air, not all seven.
Seven of Cups upright, Two of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Two of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Two of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Two of Pentacles reversed: Challenging
Three of Pentacles Plenty of bright ideas, and a working team that can show which of them will hold weight.
Seven of Cups upright, Three of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Three of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Three of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Three of Pentacles reversed: Mixed
Four of Pentacles Dreams of a different life sit beside a tight grip on savings, so nothing is risked and nothing chosen.
Seven of Cups upright, Four of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Four of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Four of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Four of Pentacles reversed: Challenging
Five of Pentacles Hard times and daydreams of a rescue: the fantasy distracts from help that is within reach.
Seven of Cups upright, Five of Pentacles upright: Challenging Seven of Cups upright, Five of Pentacles reversed: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Five of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Five of Pentacles reversed: Harmonious
Six of Pentacles Help and generosity are on offer, though hopes about them run ahead of what is being given.
Seven of Cups upright, Six of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Six of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Six of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Six of Pentacles reversed: Mixed
Seven of Pentacles Patient work is growing, while daydreams about the payoff tempt you to count it before it ripens.
Seven of Cups upright, Seven of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Seven of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Seven of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Seven of Pentacles reversed: Mixed
Eight of Pentacles A creative vision gets a workbench, and the dream turns into skill one careful piece at a time.
Seven of Cups upright, Eight of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups upright, Eight of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Eight of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Eight of Pentacles reversed: Challenging
Nine of Pentacles Comfort is already earned, and daydreams of an easier life compete with the steady work that built it.
Seven of Cups upright, Nine of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Nine of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Nine of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Nine of Pentacles reversed: Mixed
Ten of Pentacles Family security is real, but the querent counts on gifts, inheritances or windfalls that may never arrive.
Seven of Cups upright, Ten of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Ten of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Ten of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Ten of Pentacles reversed: Challenging
Page of Pentacles A head full of ideas meets a student's patience, and the useful idea can be learned step by step.
Seven of Cups upright, Page of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Page of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Page of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Page of Pentacles reversed: Challenging
Knight of Pentacles One of the many visions gets chosen and turned into a long, patient plan the querent can sustain.
Seven of Cups upright, Knight of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups upright, Knight of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Knight of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups reversed, Knight of Pentacles reversed: Challenging
Queen of Pentacles The querent dreams of a beautiful home and easy comfort while real, practical care is already at hand.
Seven of Cups upright, Queen of Pentacles upright: Mixed Seven of Cups upright, Queen of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, Queen of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, Queen of Pentacles reversed: Mixed
King of Pentacles Ambitious visions meet sound management, and the most workable idea gets a real business plan.
Seven of Cups upright, King of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups upright, King of Pentacles reversed: Challenging Seven of Cups reversed, King of Pentacles upright: Harmonious Seven of Cups reversed, King of Pentacles reversed: Challenging

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