Seven of Swords Tarot card meanings

This is a quick reading for The Seven of Swords in the Rider Waite deck.

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[SP-vezz]

Thanks for your video and our opinions on this card has given me a lot deeper insight!
My family is full of narcissists. After years of years of difficult time with them I decided to be honest to my own feelings and wouldn't act as someone they expected to be. Ever since every time I had to confront them I got seven of swords as advice.
I used to see this as "walking away from them with tactics" or "being superficial", but still felt that something was missing. Until I watched your video, and I found "the ideas we borrowed from others might hurt us""we in the end become dishonest because we are living based on other's opinions instead of ourselves" make a lot more sense in my case, especially when I got page of pentacles as "obstacle", which my understanding is "you as the child value their opinions too much".

[veritasvincit]

The card is not to be taken literally. How do we know this? Because the seven of swords is one of the 'stage cards' hence the apparent message is to be taken figuratively as if in parentheses. The posture of the solitary figure has the exaggerated bearing of a stock character in a pantomine. The tents in the background depict a military encampment. The rich financiers able to fund such an army have the complacent presumption that might is right and that numbers both of men and weapons are the critical factor in winning, However, there is an ancient military saying, 'Never underestimate the enemy'. Although the enemy may be small in number (here represented by the solitary man) they might be posessed of a greater degree of intelligence (here symbolised by the red hat) and phycical agility (represented by the red shoes). One thinks of the biblical story of David and Goliath. Although he is solitary he is operating at a different, intellectually much more subtle, order of magnitude than those who fund and train the army. By using great subtlety of wit - here using the example of silently and surreptitiously taking the enemy's weaponry - he has as one man defeated an entire army. Therefore the message of the card is not about stealing other peoples ideas but about using one's discernment, one's intellectual creativity to achieve victory in the face of apparently hopeless odds.

[amriot]

I loved this and needed to hear this. Beautiful description. Thank you!

[rominamacias]

You are such an insightful inspiration on all your readings & interpretations- thank you ‘ 🙌🏻

[kavannahlight]

It is very humbling to admit self deception by believing untruths yet, very strengthening to go back and start fresh as the page of swords learning how to use the sword of discernment and trusting intuition. Thanks Marcus!

[lindaqueally]

One of my least favorite cards in the Tarot! I always think “Oh no, not him!” My first Tarot teacher called him sneaky Pete, and that’s what I always think of when I see him. Thanks so much for your deeper interpretation of this card! Grateful 🙏💙.

[Vivianne]

Hi Marcus, thank you for this wonderful video. You are so blessed and so amazing. You are so wise. A very bright tarot teacher. I recently discovered your videos and I am really enjoying each one of them. Thank you for bringing such rare depth to the tarot. You really understand the tarot at a very deep level.

[mimiatcomptcheblooms]

I pulled this card in response to the question “what is my greatest life lesson?” I was struggling with interpreting it until this video - thank you for being here

[itsYourChance]

This makes sense for me as i was feeling someone elses thought or idea (sword) for me made me feel they wanted me to do their idea. I felt this person was pushy and although they were trying to make me take a big gift for my house..i felt that pushy energy. The thought of dealing with them drained me and the gift or picking it out would of drained me. 😂i did the cards a lot to keep getting tower and this card. Basically your video confirmed if we take anothers idea ..sword.. then it cuts u. I enede up saying no i dont want the gift from a pushy fam member... it would steal from me doin my own ideas instead with my house. I see the card and feel its a theif. But some "theives" are givers... which comes with trouble.ultimately my peace would been stollen. I do appreciate your interpretation. 🎉🙏

[chloeagape]

I really appreciate this interpretation. For years I had this card come up in regards to my career, which was really confusing because most other interpretations seemed to call me a liar or cheater in some way, which didn't make too much sense. It was also a little confusing to call my employers liars and cheaters when ultimately they were just playing the game. I think this makes more sense here: I had let other people's opinions of me influence me too much. I started to believe that I wasn't cut out for the industry and that I deserved all the hate and doubt people cast upon me. This made it even harder for me to do my best and stand up for myself.

[lookingwithin]

Thanks for such a great explanation of a card that often confuses me 🙏
The area you're walking in is a nice watch too 😊

[thepowerofyourtrueself]

You are so inspiring with your wisdom and truth, thank you for sharing that to the world ❤🙏🪶

[summerbreeze]

thank you, very insightful. Historical stuff can still impact us in the present. Being our authentic selves is the best way forward and true to ourselves luv n light x PS luv the wild backdrop being a pagan I resonate with nature and animals hugely x

[elenaflepp]

once again absolutely on point. Thanks a lot! lots of love.

[emilywilcock]

Hmm... My mind is churning after watching this video. Perhaps the 2 swords stuck in the ground in the image are the ideas and truths that are shared. These collective truths. We have to forge our own sword but sometimes we don't have one for a particular "battle" or "fight" so we have to look around and see what ideas have been established that we can use. Be we don't keep it as our own because it's shared. And we don't steal these swords and claim them as our own. Likewise, we can't steal others' personally forged swords and claim them as our own. And furthermore, perhaps some of us are really adept blacksmiths and can forge and synthesize a lot of ideas. I think we all do this to an extent. And when we do synthesize new swords we stick them in the ground for others to come across and use when they need that tool/weapon. The world is littered (for lack of a better word) with swords! Thank you for helping me see and play with one of the metaphors/interpretations of this card.

[Jamsran]

Amazing may I steal your idea to translate into Mongolian language?

[Heddyconfetti]

OK dude...maybe the worst explanation of the 7 of Swords humanly possible.