Seven of Pentacles

Number: 7 Arcana: Minor Arcana Suit: Pentacles Astrology: Saturn in Taurus

Keywords

assessment, evaluation, re-evaluation, reflection

Fortune Telling

• Things won’t work out as expected
• Pick up the pieces and prepare to move on

Meanings

Light

• Measuring progress toward your goal
• Looking at results with an eye toward improving performance
• Asking, “How happy am I?”
• Coming up with ideas for improving your health or prosperity
• Deciding it’s time for a change
• Expressing an honest opinion

Shadow

• Becoming distracted by melancholy thoughts
• Longing for “the good old days”
• Beating yourself up over lost opportunities
• Judging your own work harshly
• Holding others to inappropriate standards
• Refusing to take part in a project, then whining about the quality of the outcome

Archetype

N/A

Numerology

7 (The Motive: imagination, inner work, psychology)

Elemental

N/A

Mythical/Spiritual

N/A

Affirmation

“To stay on target, I measure my progress.”

Questions to Ask

• To what extent have I fulfilled my own expectations?
• What are the terms of success?
• How can I be happier with the progress I’ve made?

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Reference: Tarot