Swords · Minor Arcana

Seven of Swords

Tarot Card Meaning

Seven of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck

Upright

  • deception
  • stealth
  • strategy
  • cunning

Someone is being deceptive — perhaps even you. A strategic retreat or clever workaround is needed.

Reversed

  • truth revealed
  • confession
  • conscience
  • getting caught

Deception unravels. The truth comes out, willingly or not.

Symbolism

A figure sneaks away with five swords, leaving two behind — the incomplete theft.

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