Seven of Quills (Seven of Swords)
Tarot card meaning
This card can speak of rumors, gossip, deception, false beliefs, cheating, betrayal. Taking back something that's yours, being sly, stealing an idea. Or there's some secret hidden here.
Money and work
Cunning, deception, spying on competitors, information leaks, working around the system. Dishonestly earned money. Or, at work, trying to cut corners, shift responsibility onto others, dodge punishment or find a loophole in the rules.
Love and relationships
A secret kept from a partner, things left unsaid, cheating, hidden motives, a double game. One partner is playing their own game behind the other’s back, avoiding an open conversation or trying to get their way through trickery.
Personal growth
A feeling that you’re hiding something, or that you’re being deceived. Paranoia, fear of being found out. Inner tension from living like an undercover agent. Distrust of the world.
Choices and decisions
Acting against the rules, being sly, using diplomacy or strategy, slipping out without a word instead of facing things openly. Choosing cunning over direct force.
Hidden motives
The person is holding something back, acting secretive, looking out for their own gain, and may use manipulation or deception to get what they want without making a fuss.
From the wider tradition
Not Tahmina’s own words: meanings common among other tarot readers, which she has reviewed and approved.
- He carries off five swords and leaves two behind — the deception only half works; he missed or underestimated something.
- Acting alone, on your own wits, in secret.
- Strategy and evasion instead of a direct fight; sometimes, self-deception.
The section above is the shadow side of the upright card — every card has one. I don’t read cards upside down — here is why.
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