strategy, deception, acting in secret
Seven of Swords Tarot Card Meaning
What Seven of Swords means upright and reversed, with readings for love, money and career.
The picture and its symbols
Seven of Swords shows a man tiptoeing out of a camp with five swords, glancing back. It belongs to the suit of Swords, the element of air (thought, judgment and conflict), and its rank carries the theme of testing and reassessment (Seven). Two swords are left behind. Cleverness does not get you everything, and the card asks whether someone is hiding something.
Upright meaning
strategy, deception, acting in secret. Strategy is needed more than a head-on push. Still, beware of deceit.
- Love
- There may be something being hidden in the relationship.
- Money
- Watch out for fraud or hidden conditions.
- Career
- You have a plan you are preparing quietly on your own. Stay honest.
- Yes or no
- No
- Advice
- Check the facts and set a clear standard before you decide.
Reversed meaning
truth coming out, conscience, confession. What was hidden comes out, or you come clean yourself.
- Love
- A secret is revealed and the relationship is rebuilt.
- Money
- You may get back what you lost.
- Career
- A hidden problem surfaces and is dealt with.
- Yes or no
- Not yet
- Advice
- Ask whether worry has grown larger than the facts, and whether sharp words are tangling the situation.
Timing
Because this is a Swords card, change is likely to show within days, sooner than you expect.
The question this card asks
Who is not being straightforward here: them, or you?
Draw the cards yourself
For entertainment and self-reflection only. Do not use a reading to make health, legal or financial decisions.