The 7 of Cups presents us with an image of confusion and the need to find clarity. Essentially, it is a card that addresses attachment to ideas and things that keep us bound in the wheel of karma. Like all 78 cards in the Tarot, this card has both positive and negative meanings.
Positive Tarot Card Meanings for the 7 of Cups
- Exploration of Possibilities: The 7 of Cups reveals a time of imagination and exploration. It invites you to delve into the realm of possibilities and explore various options before making a decision.
- Creative Inspiration: This card ignites your creativity and encourages you to tap into your artistic and imaginative abilities. It is an excellent time to pursue creative projects and allow your intuition to guide you.
- Dream Manifestation: The 7 of Cups signifies the potential to manifest your dreams into reality. It reminds you to stay focused on your desires and take inspired actions to bring them to fruition.
Negative Tarot Card Meanings for the 7 of Cups
- Illusions and Deception: The 7 of Cups warns about getting lost in illusions, delusions, or deceptive fantasies. Be cautious not to fall into self-deception or to be misled by unrealistic ideals.
- Indecisiveness and Confusion: This card indicates a lack of clarity and difficulty in making decisions. It may be challenging to discern between various options or see through deceptive appearances.
- Attachment and Escapism: The 7 of Cups suggests a tendency to become too attached to ideas or desires that keep you trapped in illusions or unhealthy fantasies. It may also indicate a desire to escape from reality or avoid facing difficult truths.
- Dissipation of Energy: This card warns against scattering your energy and resources too widely. It reminds you to focus your efforts on what truly matters and avoid getting overwhelmed by unproductive distractions.
Remember, the interpretation of tarot cards can vary depending on the context of the reading and the surrounding cards.
Feeling into the Energy of the 7 of Cups
Who are you… really? This is a question you must answer for yourself when the 7 of Cups shows up. Your lack of clarity about this could be leading you down many a path of dissolution, destruction, addiction, and attachment to outside sources of validation. But even if expressed in its milder form, that of stagnancy, this card’s energy keeps us from doing what we came here to do.
“The more of me I be,
The clearer I can see.”
~ Rachel Archelaus
People often think of their life purpose as something they do (or should be doing). But it is really a question of identity and then the purpose just flows naturally from there.
When you know and joyfully accept that you are a child of the Divine, that you were born for a life purpose and that your highest joy is to serve the Light, those other paths that lead you astray will begin to fade automatically.
Envy & Jealousy
On the other hand, if a person is totally enveloped in a cloud of confusion about their identity, the energy of this card can express itself in the form of intense Venus in Scorpio emotions of envy and jealousy. There are varying degrees of toxicity associated with the 7 of Cups. It depends on if there is simply confusion or if the identity crisis is so strong that the soul consciously begins to act on darker feelings of envy or jealousy. Envy can turn into a tornado of rage if left unchecked.
When the 7 of Cups is the main card showing up to signify the issue, the Seeker may not even be able to receive any guidance, whether the reading is for oneself or for another querent. In this instance, a purification of the stagnant waters through fasting might be the best way forward. However, never recommend fasting for someone else without first asking them to consult their doctor to make sure it is safe for them. The purpose of the fast is to remove attachments and create some space for Higher Self guidance to come through.
Affirmation: “I purify myself from all attachments that prevent me from being my True Self.”
7 of Cups Prayer
Dear Mother-Father God, thank you for leading me from confusion to clarity, from fruitless pursuits to single-minded focus on who I AM and what I came here to do. Amen and so it is!
Correspondences for the 7 of Cups
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio
Planet: Venus
Archangel: Gabriel, ruler of the Element of Water
Gemstone: Opal, Amethyst
Essential oils: Lavender, rosemary
The 7 of Cups in Love and Relationships
There may be delusion and confusion but no intentional deceit with this card. The energy of the 7 of Cups is an expression of an overflow of subconscious material floating to the surface. The clear skies of the conscious mind are starting to cloud over. Usually, the main problem is attachment to a certain outcome of the relationship. For instance, you could think you love the other person but the love is conditional on them loving you back.
There is a need to withdraw, reflect, meditate and become the Observer. Becoming the Observer is a process of detachment from your thoughts and feeling-state which enables a bird’s eye perspective. This will, in turn, generate clarity and enable you to know what belongs to you and what is coming at you from the outside. Meditating like this is especially important in an emotionally intense relationship where there is a lot of mirroring going on as is often the case in karmic relationships.
Be understanding of your partner if this card shows up for him/her as it can indicate that they are in a deep process of transformation. Give him/her all the space they need and show your support without pressing for communication. It is likely that they are at the stage where they do not have a clear enough understanding of what’s going on to put words on it.
Strong Feelings
Strong feelings of jealousy or a possessive and manipulative streak are part of the equation. But on the plus side, the same frequency at the other end of the spectrum can indicate intimacy on a level most can only dream of. You feel, and rightly so, that nothing could ever tear you apart. Look to surrounding cards for more information.
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