#28
Seven of Wands
Seven of Wands represents defense, persistence, and standing your ground
Upright Meaning
General
Standing on high ground defending your position and achievements. You may face challenges or opposition, but you have ability and determination to protect what you cherish. Period requiring courage and perseverance, must firmly maintain your beliefs and achievements. Though pressure is great, you're in advantageous position. Don't give up, keep fighting, you can overcome these challenges.
Love
Relationship may face external challenges or pressure. Someone may question your relationship, or you need to defend this romance. Need to firmly protect your love, don't let outside interference affect you. Stand with your partner, face challenges together.
Career
Facing competition or challenges at work, need to defend your position, project, or viewpoint. Someone may question your abilities or try to replace you. Stay confident, maintain your position, but be flexible in response. Your experience and skills are your advantages, don't give up easily.
Keywords
Defense, Challenge, Persistence, Courage, Competition, Stand ground, Perseverance, Position
Reversed Meaning
General
May feel overwhelmed or giving up resistance. Challenges may be too many, exhausting you, or you realize battle isn't worth it. Or may be overly defensive, viewing everyone as threat. Need to assess which battles worth fighting, which should be released. Learn to choose your battleground.
Love
May feel exhausted or overwhelmed in relationship. Continuous challenges making you consider if worth continuing. May be overly defensive, viewing partner's opinions as attacks. Need to assess if relationship is healthy and worth continued investment. Sometimes letting go is also courage.
Career
Work pressure too great, or considering abandoning position or project. Continuous challenges exhausting you, may need to reassess if worth continuing. Or may be overly defensive, hindering cooperation. Learn to distinguish real threats from constructive criticism.
Keywords
Overwhelmed, Giving up, Exhausted, Overly defensive, Retreating, Pressure, Surrendering