The Seven of Wands is the seventh card of the wands suit in the minor arcana and represents standing your ground, defending your territory, competition and perseverance. This card shows that the victory you worked hard to achieve with the six of wands is now being challenged and you will need to fight in order to maintain your victory.
The Seven of Wands is associated with the number seven which is connected to things like transition, spirituality, wisdom and knowledge. So this card can represent a situation where you will need to think on your feet and use your inner wisdom in order to keep your position.
The Seven of Wands is connected to the element fire and the planet Mars, as it’s associated with assertiveness, courage and defending your territory. In love readings this card can represent things like having to fight for your relationship or having to set boundaries with a partner.
The Seven of Wands Meaning
This card is connected to fighting for what’s yours so that it’s not taken by someone who’s trying to usurp you. This may be a battle that comes to you out of the blue and so you may need to think fast and act courageously in order to defend your position. So this card can also be a representation of unexpected challenges, battles and obstacles to overcome in order to maintain your success or position of importance.
The image on the card shows a man on top of a hill wielding a wand and trying to fight off the six wands coming at him from the people below. It seems as though he’s having to defend his territory and was potentially caught off guard by this battle as he has two different types of shoes on. The look on his face is one of frustration, determination and potentially anger at the fact that he has to now fight for something which already belongs to him.
So the Seven of Wands can show that while you may need to fight in order to maintain your position, you’re also in a good position to do this. In the card the man fighting is on top of the hill while the other people are below it which shows that he actually has the advantage and upper hand. So this is a battle that you can easily win and this card is encouraging you to not back down.
Therefore, when the Seven of Wands comes up in a reading it can mean that you may be sucked into a battle in order to defend something important to you, but that you have what it takes to win. Alternatively, the Seven of Wands can also represent things like exhaustion, setting boundaries and a battle you weren’t prepared for. Always look to the cards around it for clarification or to get a deeper meaning.
Upright
Defending what’s yours, competition, challenges, adversity, having to stand your ground, defending your territory, setting boundaries, perseverance, battles.
Reversed
Giving up, no longer fighting, exhaustion, feeling overwhelmed by circumstances, a battle you weren’t expecting, hopelessness.
For more info about the Tarot, check out my downloadable Tarot Cheat Sheets. If you’d like to have a tarot reading with me, book one through my Etsy Shop.
THE AWAKENED SAGE 