The Card of the Day: The Seven of Cups (Reversed)
“Awakening.”
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The Seven of Cups represents dreams, illusions and wishes. It is imaginative and fantastical. However, it is not a card of realities. Some people waste years stuck on the lessons of this card. "If I win the lottery, think of everything I am going to buy!" "One day I'll get lucky when my ship comes in, and my problems will be solved." "I hope someone famous will notice my talents and I'll be successful!" Many times, this sort of thinking is an avoidance mechanism for taking responsibility for your life and its trajectory. The Seven of Cups is also a card of forgetfulness. It dazzles us with its "castles in the air" causing us to ignore the reality of our present state of affairs.
What crutches do you use to evade reality? Does fear of failure, disappointing others, or looking like a loser keep you from making necessary life changes? Do you lack enough confidence in yourself to get the ball rolling?
It's okay to wish and hope for a better future, if you are doing the work. Wishing to lose weight but still consuming 4000 calories a day without moving isn't going to get you to your goal. By setting daily attainable goals for yourself, you can build and reinforce your self-esteem.
Theodore Roosevelt had a famous code he lived by: "Get action!" By taking action (putting out the resumes, meeting with experts, taking risks, reaching out, asking questions, learning a new skill), a magical thing starts to happen. Momentum begins. Things start to fall in place. Hope is rekindled about the future. Your dreams begin to manifest. Soon the reality you are living is better than an empty fantasy. This is because you are no longer passively waiting for life to hopefully hand you your dreams. You are going out and making it happen.
When the Seven of Cups appears, dream big! Then get to the work of manifesting it. Think about one major life goal you have. What practical steps can you take right now to achieve that goal? Be courageous and don't let old avoidance mechanisms prevail. Instead of hoping, wishing and waiting for what you want, go out and get it!
When the Seven of Cups appears reversed it indicates that you are awakening from a period of sleepwalking through life. Your consciousness is shifting from being on autopilot, to becoming alert, empowered, and clear about what you want. What goals do you still have? What dreams have yet to become reality? If one day has been mindlessly drifting to the next without a trace of vitality, then something is wrong. You may be sleepwalking through life. Get out of your head and into your body. Wake up! Exercise. Spend time outdoors. Stop avoiding what needs to be done. You have the power to make your dream happen! However, you can't attain your goals if you are sleepwalking through life. Today, shift the energy. Write check-lists. Be brave and reach out to those who are "in the know."
The Seven of Cups reversed always gives you a wake-up call: You can have your cake and eat it too! However, you must first get out of bed, find the recipe for your cake, get the ingredients, combine them with loving precision, and be patient while the cake bakes. The Seven of Cups reversed indicates that you need to be more alert at this time. If this resonated with you…
*Seven of Cups (Reversed) in a Love Reading
New Relationship
This card can represent a partner who succumbs to escapism to an excessive degree. He or she may have an addictive personality and may be predisposed to abuse drugs or alcohol. The Seven of Cups reversed can also warn of a person who gaslights or is unable to face facts.
Long Term Partnership
If you are glimpsing an uncomfortable truth within yourself or your partner, don’t continuously pretend it away. Avoiding relationship issues only makes them compound. Look at the reality of what is happening, not what you are hoping or fearing to see. It’s time to dispel illusions and face facts. This card can signify that you are waking up from an illusion you’ve bought into.
Seeking Romance
Although you’ve experienced the end of one dream, the future is still unwritten and brimming with possibility. Challenge any limitations you believe about yourself, especially if there are no facts to support them. This card will also encourage you to stop wishing for the life you want and take action. You may need to make the first move to initiate romance.
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*This excerpt is a sneak peek at my upcoming book “Tarot in Love: Consulting the Cards in Matters of the Heart” from Llewellyn Books and available for preorder!
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