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The Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot-Seven of wands (RWS) depicts a young man holding his phallic staff while standing on a craggy eminence defending himself against the onslaught of 6 leafy staff/wands. The "leafiness" of the staffs implies a vital 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, worldly strife in business, negotiations, war of trade, barter, and competition. One may also say that this is a card representing a tenuous success, as the one is on top, and the enemies below may not yet reach him but still attempting to.

You feel strong and confident, but that doesn't stop the jealousy of weak characters trying to make you look less powerful. That is how the weak "feel powerful" when they can besmirch the character of a stronger person who doesn't just comply to their social egregore. In this upside-down world, the coward's rule, as they hide behind the walls of words and lawyers blaming one another for their "weakness", which is often supported by lopsided laws and propaganda that profanes the identity of the young and virtuous who are sent off to die for the cowardly agenda of useless old men. The people must stop their bickering and stand as a wall against such evil.

This Card, being in the suit of Wands, may suggest a strong sexual attraction, or even a hasty marriage. There may be a suggestion of a great attraction towards art or music, without sufficient discipline to create anything worthwhile. It can represent a fiery passion towards jewelry or clothing, and/or a love of beautiful things. Although the splendor of jewels and the glamour of luxury can be seductive, they are found to have little substance as self-value.

Nevertheless, the energy of this card is extremely exciting, coming like a tsunami but soon wasted. Therefore, there is a possibility of love lost, financial ruin, or even loss of friends, because of one's excesses. Here one must learn to "watch the watcher", by which we analyze our innermost desires. We are Energy, long before we animate flesh in our name, and therefore, part of "Above all things, know thyself", requires us to become familiar with the nature of raw passions and desire, which can control us if we are not careful, especially if we believe we are bodies who must seek spirit, rather than Spirit owning its Manifestation through mental discipline!

The 6th Sephiroth is the fecund solar power behind the 7 of Wands and the Sephirotic Being of Netzach. Tiphareth the sixth Sephiroth, represents the Soul and/or Buddha psyche that our personalities are supposed to be the reflection of. However, indoctrination, propaganda, media word hypnosis, and dogma, plus environmental influences and a "mind virus" have constructed a "false ego" in the brain that makes us slaves to the words of those who control definition and who define us as "lacking".

Therefore, this card can also express the Victory of our Soul over the false identity of a man-made persona and/or over the mask of words that covers our true face with false expressions of media-controlled word hypnosis that deceive us into believing we are the "sensation", rather than the Psyche of Power that creates sensation from assumption.

The Tarot of Sacred Kingdoms- 7 of Wands about being assertive and not allowing people of power to intimidate you. This card is about standing your ground when faced with opposition. There is a presence of competition, opposition, and/or resistance in your current realm.

This card illustrates a formidable warrior with the strength of a lion, who faces opposition with strength and doesn't back down from a challenge. There is no looking back for this one, it is time to stand your ground and look firmly forward. This one knows that we are only victims of our own thoughts, and it is time to think in powerful presence.

In gematria, the number seven holds significant meanings and associations across various traditions, particularly in Jewish mysticism and Kabbalistic teachings. Here are some key interpretations and associations:

1. Spiritual Perfection and Completion: The number seven is often seen as representing spiritual perfection and completion. This is rooted in the biblical creation narrative, where God created the world in six days and rested on the seventh, making the seventh day (Shabbat) holy.

2. Divine Order and Law: Seven symbolizes divine order and law. This is evident in the seven-branched Menorah, which is a symbol of light, wisdom, and divine guidance in the Jewish tradition.

3. Connection to the Divine: Seven represents the connection between the divine and the earthly. In Kabbalah, the seventh sephira on the Tree of Life is Netzach (Victory), which is associated with endurance and eternity.

4. Completion in Cycles: Seven often signifies the completion of cycles. This can be seen in various religious and mystical contexts, such as the seven days of the week, the seven-year agricultural cycle in the Torah (Shmita), and the seven heavens in Jewish cosmology.

5. Mystical and Hidden Knowledge: Seven is also linked to mystical and hidden knowledge. This can be seen in the seven levels of Torah interpretation (Pardes) and the seven layers of spiritual realms or consciousness in mystical traditions.

6. Protection and Blessings: In Jewish tradition, seven is considered a number of protection and blessings. For example, the seven blessings recited at a Jewish wedding (Sheva Brachot) and the seven circuits made around the groom by the bride (Hakafot) symbolize divine blessings and protection.

These associations show how the number seven is deeply embedded in the symbolic and mystical frameworks of gematria and other esoteric traditions.

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

• Within 7 days 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 innovative 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 (English 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.

• Gain and success in 7 weeks or 7 months, depending on the position of the Card.
• We have here, victory after strife caused by industriousness, energy expression, love and pleasure gained by labor.   
• There is also a suggestion of Victory gained by avoiding strife through actions of sociability and carefulness.

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