Seven of Wands

What the card means

Upright

Holding the higher ground against many - and the height is the point: there are six of them below and the advantage is still yours. The card is about a position that does not have to be widened, only not surrendered.

Reversed

Defending a position you no longer believe in. Guarding out of habit, spending strength on what stopped being worth it. Sometimes giving in because explaining got tiring.

Love and relationships

Upright

A relationship that has to be defended - to family, to the past, to other people's opinions. Worth it, if you chose it.

Reversed

Defending what you no longer want. Or worn out proving it and stopped.

Work and business

Upright

Competitors, criticism, the need to hold your approach. You are in a better position than it feels from inside.

Reversed

Holding a project you do not believe in. Or burnt out on a permanent defence.

Money

Upright

Your price has to be held. Do not drop it: from this position you are stronger than you think.

Reversed

Dropped the price and are now working for less with no reason to.

The card's advice

Hold - but check first that this is your hill. A defence is expensive, and paying for it only makes sense where you genuinely need to be standing.

As the card of the day

A day on which you will have to hold your own. Good for saying no without explaining. Poor for starting anything new.

What is depicted

A man on high ground fends off with his wand against six raised from below. He is higher, and that is why he is managing. His shoes do not match - he dressed in a hurry.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Mars in Leo - will that holds rather than advances.

With other cards

• Seven of Wands + Strength — it will be held by gentleness rather than by force.
• Seven of Wands + Five of Wands — the argument became a defence; you are already one against many.
• Seven of Wands + Nine of Wands — holding a long time and nearly out.