Numerology is the study of numbers as meaningful constructs related to human consciousness. Numbers shape our lives in many ways, starting with number values associated with the letters of words, especially our names.
We have the numbers of our birthday, month and year. Most countries have a number range for citizens (in the United States this is the 9-digit Social Security Number or SSN). Most of us have a telephone number; When we drive a car, we have a license plate. Each word and set of numbers is reduced to a number between 1 and 9, and each of those numbers has a spiritual meaning.
This article examines the cards of the tarot that represent the number 7.
Six cards represent the number 7 in a tarot deck
There are five cards with the number 7 and one card that goes back to the number 7 in a tarot deck. The Chariot is card number 7 of the Major Arcana and there are four sevens for each of the four suits (cups, pentacles, swords and wands). The Rook (16) reduces to a 7.
An individual with life path number seven is spiritual and mysterious. Therefore, they have the passion and energy to find the truth, understand dreams and study philosophies. Their personality develops through their efforts to learn about the world by studying large patterns and a human’s need for purpose.
As spiritual people, they embrace honesty, philosophy and the mysteries of life. So they become successful through the guidance they provide to others who are lost and in need of spiritual or psychological healing. As they unlock the mysteries of life to succeed in life, they overcome challenges that come their way by experiencing failures, difficulties and loss, to learn how to overcome each experience and then teach others.
Each tarot card number 7 exhibits some aspect of this energy.
The chariot
Keywords associated with this Tarot card
Upright keywords: Providence, triumph, willpower, intensity, drive, control
Reverse keywords: Inhibited, anger, delay, indecision, inconsistency
Astrologically, the chariot is associated with the sign of Cancer.
When the Fool’s journey reaches the Chariot tarot card, the Fool has become an adult, with a strong identity forged through experience, education and contact with the outside world. The chariot teaches the fool how to use his willpower to effectively change his environment. Once the Fool has defined his values and the kind of person he wants to be, he must try to fit into the world, both by changing himself and by changing the world around him. Free from any sense of doubt, the Fool confidently moves forward as they begin to determine their place in the world.
The tower
Keywords associated with this Tarot card
Upright and inverted keywords: Sudden change, catastrophe and things breaking
Astrologically, the Tower card is associated with the planet Mars.
The Fool must now learn the hardest lesson of all. To be freed from bondage and blind submission to primal drives, sometimes violent change is the only way out. The Tower tarot card pushes the Fool into a dire situation. The walls and structures carefully built so far disintegrate one by one in a painful and almost unbearable revelation. But like the Death Card, the lesson the Fool must hold on to is that even when faced with adversity, even when hurt and knocked down, there is always a way to rise up and create something new, something better, to build. the ruins of their old world.
Sifting of cups
The keywords that belong to this Tarot card
Upright: choices, motivations, dreams and imagination
Reversed: confusion, indecisiveness, being out of touch with the real world and endless daydreams
The Seven of Cups represents the motivations for our choices in life. Each cup contains a different energy or symbol. This card seems to make us think about ‘why’ we make our choices.
This is yet another rather whimsical illustration found in the Rider-Waite-Smith (RWS) Tarot deck. A silhouette stands in front of seven chalices as if he has to make a choice. The core theme is a mirror image of the four cups scene, where the main character also had to make a choice between different options.
The overall tone of the illustration of this minor arcana card is very different here. As he turns his back on the reader, his lack of choice likely stems from having a difficult time choosing between several fantastic-looking artifacts (jewels, a snake, a small dragon, and so on); while the man in the four cups was clearly not interested in making a decision for himself.
Seven of Pentacles
The keywords that belong to this Tarot card
Upright: long-term plans, investments, perseverance and assessment
Reversed: disappointment, missed opportunities and lack of vision
In the Rider-Waite Smith Tarot deck and most of its derivatives, the illustration of the Seven of Pentacles is clearly a projection. The main character appears to be a gardener, wearing more ordinary clothes and taking a short rest by placing his weight on his rake, having done, we assume, a good job.
But instead of fruits or vegetables, it appears he was planting pentacles, the symbol of the suit of Pentacles, and they appear to be growing from a small shrub or tree on the left side of the tarot card (only six of the seven pentacles are on the tree, the latter lies at the gardener’s feet, probably recently “planted”).
Even though pentacles don’t grow on trees in real life, the images are quite striking and give an idea of the meaning of the Seven of Pentacles. When this minor arcana card appears upright in a tarot reading, it is meant to represent long-term planning and return on investment. Like a gardener, planting some seeds, and being willing to work at them for a while and wait even longer, will eventually produce another harvest.
Seven of Swords
The keywords that belong to this Tarot card
Upright: Getting value elsewhere, bringing skills and knowledge to a better situation
Reversed: cunning, theft, deceit, dishonesty and stealth
The main character in the Seven of Swords tarot card illustration (in the Rider-Waite deck and most derivative tarot cards) is depicted sneaking away from a camp rather hastily with five swords in his hand. Two more swords are planted on the ground next to him.
Presumably the man steals these swords from the nearby camp and looks over his shoulder to check if he has been seen.
The core meaning of the Seven of Swords is not necessarily negative, although it should probably be considered amoral. In more modern readings, the action may amount to taking one’s own knowledge and skills elsewhere in order to be properly valued and appreciated.
Traditionally, the action on the card may involve betrayal by colleagues or friends, completely unexpected. In the long run, such a revelation, although painful in the moment, can prove helpful because you see a person for who they really are.
Seven of Wands
The keywords that belong to this Tarot card
Upright: courage, integrity, standing up for your beliefs and courage
Reversed: defensiveness, lack of critical distance and being offended
Another scene with just one man in the traditional RWS deck, armed with a staff and apparently fighting and fending off attacks coming from the other six wands and staves shown on the card. The man in the scene seems quite young, but his face is determined and he is clearly unafraid, despite the clearly unbalanced odds.
In this series of wands, as can be clearly seen from the very evocative illustration in the Rider Waite Smith deck, this card is above all a sign of courage, bravery and selflessness.
This card is usually drawn in a reading to highlight someone who is ready and willing to stand up for their own beliefs while doing their best to make the world a better place.
