I see this guy a lot recently. Normally I think: being singled out, being defensive, on the back foot. Standing your ground, not falling in line, maintaining your individuality, protecting your project from outside influences. Maintenance work, anything that’s ongoing and a bit of a drain, looks like he’s fighting off weeds.
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individually:
• with the ace being a new opportunity, maybe the 7 isn’t exactly contrary to everyone and everything, just discerning about what they let in? Maybe having a clear goal or clear priorities translates into something that could be read from outside as a kind of malcontent (?) attitude. But you’re just very selective, open to the Right Thing when and if it comes along.
• could it be a luxury and privilege to be this individualistic? Usually the 7 feels like a problem card, but maybe it’s a very luxurious kind of problem to have? It does take a lot of time and energy to go against the tide, they must have some of that to spare? Or, if read in a negative light, you don’t have the energy to spare and are needlessly fighting this nonexistent battle, see below:
• Facing the truth of a situation – is the 7 refusing to do that? Are they fighting a lost battle, or fighting against something that’s not really trying to harm them (wands vs. wands)?
Collectively:
the lady in the 9 turns away from yet another coin, she has enough of those. She’s interested in the sword instead. Or maybe swapping out the falcon for the sword, or adding the sword to the falcon. To me that does echo a kind of discernment, a curation. She’s also changing tack – maybe that’s what turned all the other wands against the guy in the 7 – he was part of the crowd but now he’s trying to be apart? It could be sudden and distressing, feels like betrayal (akin to the 7 of swords). There’s also an escalation, reaching for the sword – the person in the 7W might feel cornered and about to lash out in an unpredictable burst of energy (8W).
to me the sevens are about individuality, introspection, internally-motivated action and challenges, not simply responding to outside stimuli, so it’s curious seeing two aces “intruding” here. Having decided to follow your own instinct and guidance, how do you now deal with positive and negative stimuli coming in and interfering with your path/method? Maybe they’re still working it out. Both “bad” and “good” is distressing until a new, comfortable pattern is formed, until the person figures out their own way to relate to and deal with both, again: unlearning that reactivity.
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