Seven of Swords: tarot card meaning

Seven of Swords is card 7 in the suit of Swords, associated with the element of Air. Drawn upright it speaks of a stance, thought, clarity; reversed, of mental fog, indecision.

Upright meaning

a stance, thought, clarity

A strategy of indirection -- something is being kept close, and it is worth asking whether the concealment serves you.

Reversed meaning

mental fog, indecision

A truth surfacing, or the choice to act more openly -- secrets have begun to cost more than they save.

The suit of Swords belongs to Air and to thought, conflict and clarity.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Seven of Swords describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.