Seven of Swords reversed
Reversed, the soldiers turn around. The card shows a scheme exposed, a secret coming out, the choice to come clean before you are caught, or the dawning realisation that you have mainly been deceiving yourself.
Reversed keywords
- exposure
- coming clean
- a plan unravelling
- self-deception
- rethinking tactics
What Seven of Swords reversed means
Reversed, the soldiers turn around. The card shows a scheme exposed, a secret coming out, the choice to come clean before you are caught, or the dawning realisation that you have mainly been deceiving yourself. It can also mark a change of tactics after a plan unravels. The two swords in the ground are the ones you left behind: honesty and help. Go back for them.
In love, reversed
Exposure: a secret surfacing, a deception coming to light, or a decision to stop sneaking and be plain. Honesty costs less than you feared. Come back for the swords you left.
At work, reversed
Exposure: a scheme found out, a shortcut that caught up with someone, or a decision to stop manoeuvring and deal plainly. Honesty costs less than you feared.
Money, reversed
Exposure: a hidden cost or a hidden deal coming to light, or a decision to stop manoeuvring and deal plainly. Honesty is cheaper than you feared.
As feelings, reversed
Honesty is starting to win out. This person may be close to admitting what they really feel, or a feeling they hid is coming to light whether they planned it or not. There can be embarrassment in that, and also relief. Meeting the reveal calmly tends to make it easier for both of you.
As a person, reversed
The shadow of this card is a person whose schemes are coming undone, or who has been fooling themselves about their motives. In a better light, it describes someone choosing to stop sneaking around and to be straightforward at last. Either way, the secrecy is costing more than it is worth.
As advice, reversed
Come clean before you are found out, and go back for the two swords you left in the ground: honesty and help. The advice is to change tactics from quiet manoeuvre to plain dealing.
Yes or no, reversed
Seven of Swords reversed softens a hard card into a maybe: exposure and coming clean. The outcome depends on what you do next.
Waite's reversed meaning (1911)
Good advice, counsel, instruction, slander, babbling.
Questions
- What does Seven of Swords reversed mean?
- Reversed, the soldiers turn around. The card shows a scheme exposed, a secret coming out, the choice to come clean before you are caught, or the dawning realisation that you have mainly been deceiving yourself. Its reversed keywords are exposure, coming clean, a plan unravelling and self-deception.
- Is Seven of Swords reversed a yes or no?
- Seven of Swords reversed softens a hard card into a maybe: exposure and coming clean. The outcome depends on what you do next.
- What does Seven of Swords reversed mean in love?
- Exposure: a secret surfacing, a deception coming to light, or a decision to stop sneaking and be plain. Honesty costs less than you feared.
- What does Seven of Swords reversed mean as feelings?
- Honesty is starting to win out. This person may be close to admitting what they really feel, or a feeling they hid is coming to light whether they planned it or not. There can be embarrassment in that, and also relief. Meeting the reveal calmly tends to make it easier for both of you.
Readings here are possibilities to reflect on, not predictions. Draw your own cards or ask a yes-or-no question.