Upright Keywords:
Patience, Investment, Waiting, Cultivation, Long-term goals
Reversed Keywords:
Short-term success, Poor foresight, Poor planning for long-term future, Lack of vision, Scattered, Poor investment (time or money), Aimlessness
Sevens are all associated with fixed signs; the Seven of Pentacles is associated with Taurus specifically.
Sevens often indicate a challenge that needs to be overcome. For example, the seventh in the Major Arcana is The Chariot, which is about a challenging but necessary journey.
Upright Meaning
This is a positive Tarot card when pulled upright because what it’s telling you is that you have a good long-term vision. You are not afraid of hard work, and you’re also not looking for fast rewards or quick fixes. You’re good at looking into your future and making plans.
This card is also about patience though and could be reminding you to keep your eye on the prize. Your goals might not be coming to fruition yet but that doesn’t mean that they won’t. Keep focused, stay patient, stay the course.
I want to elaborate on staying the course. This card isn’t just about waiting something out or setting and forgetting a project or investment. A seed planted and growing still needs sunshine, water, and pruning. You need to make sure you continue to give this project the focus it needs to thrive. Just because it’s doing well now doesn’t mean you’re done and can just wait it out.
If you don’t have a solid plan for the future yet and you’re asking the cards for direction, this card is telling you to plan long-term. I advise you to sit down and sketch out where you want to be in five years, ten years, and fifteen years if you can. Now, what can you do today to get to where you want to be in five years? Pulling this card now means you’re ready to plan for the future so get going!
Reversed Meaning
Are you feeling a bit scattered? If you pull the Seven of Pentacles reversed, you may be stirring a lot of pots right now, trying to figure out which you want to focus on. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it’s time to take inventory of what you’re doing and what’s worth the investment of your time and money. Choose a pot!
Similarly, this could indicate that what you’ve been focusing on is not worth the investment. It might be creating more stress than it’s worth; it might just not be the money-maker you wanted it to be. If you have already felt this way, and then you pull the Seven of Pentacles reversed: you are correct with your gut feeling. It’s time to cut your losses and re-evaluate where you want to be further down the road. It’s time for a new plan.