- 7 of Cups: "Why can I not stop seeing all these things? What do they mean? Am I going mad?". Feeling of confusion.
This card is about a lot of options one might like to take, but I am not sure they are all realistic. If we are objective, there are not usually so many paths to chose from, so this card could be more of a daydreaming bout. If I got it in a one card reading, I would take it to mean I am spending too much time spinning fantasies and too little doing anything useful about any of them.
- 7 of Pentacles: "Hard job this is, but look at the fruits! Make it worth all the effort". Feeling of fulfillment.
I find this quite a straightforward card (for a change): reaping the benefits, or at least see them grow after putting some effort into them. If I got it in a reading, I would have to turn around and appreciate some of my achievements, instead of looking only at future goals, taking strength and comfort from them.
- 7 of Wands: "Try as you might, you will never get me to step down or give in. But keep trying, lads, this is fun". Energetic self confidence.
I believe this card illustrates a certain way to face the world, or problems, confronting them head on and even getting a kick out of being able to overcome them one after another. It builds your strength and the conviction that not many things can faze you if you put your whole energy into them. In a reading for myself, I would probably try to find out if I am overreacting to any situations, as I tend to face them all that way, even when a less aggressive approach might work better.
- 7 of Swords: "By the time you find out about my latest prank, I will be long gone, hee, hee". Stealthiness.
This is a difficult card for me: I see it as doing things or speaking behind others' backs. But then I find this society calls for a lot of hypocressy in everyday dealings. Usually people do it in order not to be too blunt or rude and hurt others. But, while I can see they mean well, it makes me uncomfortable not to know what people really think about me, so I have an ambivalent feeling about this. I am also quite useless at trying to hide my own intentions or opinions. It's quite an art!
If I got it in a reading, I would try to think of a situation in which I am not being upfront about something, or maybe making excuses to get out of a chore. Also if I am being too selfish with my things, my time or my ideas, not sharing when sharing would be best.
I can think of the Seven Wonders, the seven colors of he rainbow, the seven musical notes. I believe it is a very important number in the Old Scriptures, as George probably knows.
I like looking at the seven of cups because of its many colors and wild illussions, but the one I prefer to get in a reading is the 7 of pentacles, so I know I am on the right track. But the one I am most likely to get is the 7 of wands.
The Ancestral Path 7 of cups is different because it is another person showing the king his options, the things that could come to pass... or not. It is supposed to be Morgane la Fée doing a reading for his brother king Arthur, so it could mean trying to see some of our future through getting a reading done?
Robin Wood's 7 of swords looks more like a professional thief than a prankster. I have always wondered why he only takes 5 swords instead of all seven (in RW also). Anyone noticed this?
Ancestral Path's 7 of Pentacles puts all emphasis on the (literal) fruits of our labor, rather than the laborer. This card is one of the very few of this suit that has a link to RW and its meanings. I have always thought the designer of the Ancestral Path deck ran out of inspiration by the time he/she did the Pentacles. :smt003