Swords · Minor Arcana
Seven of Swords
Upright
designattemptwishhope
Design, attempt, wish, hope, confidence; also quarrelling, a plan that may fail, annoyance. The design is uncertain in its import, because the significations are widely at variance with each other.
Reversed
good advicecounselinstructionslander
Good advice, counsel, instruction, slander, babbling.
✦ Symbolism & Description
The imagery
A man in the act of carrying away five swords rapidly; the two others of the card remain stuck in the ground. A camp is close at hand.
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