Minor Arcana · Swords
Seven of Swords
“Cunning, a workaround, or the need to act discreetly.”
Upright
The Seven of Swords sneaks away, carrying more swords than can honestly be held. Sometimes cunning is needed to get around an obstacle — the question is only what it's being used for.
Reversed
Reversed, the Seven of Swords is the moment deception surfaces. The truth comes out, and the consequences of a scheme that once felt safe have to be faced.
In love
Secrets or things left unsaid in a relationship that are better admitted than hidden further.
In career
A cunning strategy or workaround worth checking against the honesty of its intent.
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Advice
Ask yourself whether cunning is really necessary, or whether the truth would be simpler.