Seven of Wands: tarot card meaning

Seven of Wands is card 7 in the suit of Wands, associated with the element of Fire. Drawn upright it speaks of a stance, passion, initiative; reversed, of passion blocked, stalled action.

Upright meaning

a stance, passion, initiative

Standing your ground against many -- a defensive stand that asks you to hold your position and your values.

Reversed meaning

passion blocked, stalled action

Being overwhelmed or losing the nerve to defend -- a tactical retreat may be wiser than a forced fight.

The suit of Wands belongs to Fire and to passion, initiative and growth.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Seven of Wands 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.