Card guide

Seven of Wands

Seven of Wands card artwork
WandsMinor Arcana
In plain words

“The courage to stand alone and hold your ground from high above”

Keywords

  • Defense
  • Courage
  • Endurance
  • Advantage
  • Challenge
  • Conviction
  • High Ground
  • Competition
  • Standing Alone
  • Resolve
  • Self-Assertion
  • Resistance
  • Patience
  • Certainty

Symbols in the picture

  1. One Rabbit on a Hill

    A rabbit stands alone at the top of a high rocky hill. Already holding the advantageous high ground, it symbolizes a position of superiority from which to look down below.

  2. Raised Staff

    Holding the wand with both hands, the rabbit sets it diagonally to block the way ahead. It represents a resolute attitude of defending your position against an approaching threat.

  3. Six Wands Rising from Below

    Six wands extend upward from all directions below the hill. This is a situation in which multiple challenges and competitive pressures attempting to shake you are surging in at once.

  4. Furrowed Eyes

    The rabbit’s eyes are sharply tense. They show the fighting spirit and focus to stand firm to the end without any thought of retreating.

  5. Mismatched Shoes

    One foot wears a high-ankle boot, while the other wears a low-heeled shoe. They symbolize a situation in which you had to confront things in haste, without time to prepare, and the resolve not to retreat even when your footing is uneven.

  6. Sunset Sky

    A red-stained evening sky surrounds the tense standoff. It conveys persistent endurance lasting until the day fades, along with the lingering sense that night will nevertheless soon arrive.

  7. Castle in the Distance

    A small castle stands faintly at the edge of the horizon. It hints at the goal of stability and achievement that you can reach once you have held this position.

Upright · Reversed

Upright

defense · persistence · conviction

Reversed

giving up · overwhelm · defenselessness

Even in the face of six challenges, you do not retreat and protect your position.

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