The Tarot of Eli 2, LLC: Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot- Seven of Wands & B.O.T.A. Tarot- 7 of Wands

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The Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot-Seven of wands, depicts a young man holding his staff while standing on a craggy eminence, defending himself against the onslaught of 6 leafy staff/wands. The "leafiness" of the staffs, implies a fertile force (fire). Here six are attacking one. Yet the one is holding the "high ground", which is an advantageous position. Therefore, on the surface, this is a card of Valor. Yet, intellectually, this is a card of discussion, wordy strife in business, negotiations, war of trade, barter and competition. One may also say that this is a card representing success, as the one is on top and the enemies below may not reach him.

The B.O.T.A. Tarot- 7 of Wands, as always, is minimalistic in its art. However, we have a Triangle of 3 red/gold wands (Fire) above a square of 4 red/gold wands. All planes are a trinity, Maid-Mother-Crone, Son-Father-Grandfather, I AM ME, Eros-Philos-Agapé, etc.. What we have represented on the B.O.T.A. card is the "upper trinity" of Kether-Chokmah-Binah, known to Qabalists as the Supernal Triangle and/or Supernal plane, which is also called the Archetype world of Atziluth. The lower and 10th Sepiroth is Malkuth-the Material world and is represented as 4-elements and/or a square.

The Square is a form of security, as in "4 walls", and is an enclosure that one hides behind to "keep the outside world out". What one often forgets, to hide behind four stout walls, also locks one in. In order to venture out of the comfort of the material world, towards the upper Trinity of Self, requires valor as well as an open mind. To conquer the fear of death, and sensual pain, is the only way to walk the "master's path" of personality ascension. One's mind must not be "closed", if one is to progress.

The throwing of the 7/ SEVEN OF WANDS card during a reading implies that:

• Within 7 day's or 7 weeks, the querent will need to display personal valor to achieve success, as there will be opposition obstacles, difficulties, and quarreling; however, the querent will also have the courage to meet them.
• Victory is always possible if we have the courage and proper energy excised to meet ignorance, pretense, wrangling, and threat, face to face.
• The querent is exploring new ideas of self.
• The querent is standing completely on their own, but knowing how to achieve victory over a conflict. 
• Depending on the dignity of the cards, ill or well, victory may just be in small and unimportant things and influence over a subordinate.
• Results may not yet be seen from the effort expended, slow down and await the results.
• A rough way to view this 7 of Wands-Valour (old spelling) Just grab your flaming club and charge! You'll succeed without dying, but you may bleed a little.

If ill defined by the surrounding cards or reversed, it implies:

• Indecisiveness.
• Ignorance.
• discrepancy between instinct and spirit.

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