Seven of Pentacles
Seven of Pentacles is one of the 56 minor arcana of the tarot, in the suit of Pentacles; in the Golden Dawn tradition it corresponds to Saturn in Taurus.
The Seven of Pentacles leans on his tool, studying a vine bearing seven golden coins. Growth is slow; it is time to assess what your effort is producing.
Symbols on the card
- The vine with pentacles
- Results that grow over time.
- Leaning on the tool
- A pause to evaluate.
- The gardener's gaze
- Patience and judgement.
Number and suit
Sevens test what has been built: assessment, persistence, a choice of strategy. Pentacles are earth: the body, work, money, home and what we build over time.
Upright meaning
Step back and assess. Keep investing effort where it is growing.
Love A relationship that grows with patience.
Work A mid-project review, long-term goals.
Inner life Slow growth is still growth.
Reversed meaning
Impatience, or effort going where it does not grow. Adjust your approach.
Love Frustration that things are not moving.
Work Little return on effort; rethink strategy.
Inner life Ask what deserves more time, and what less.
In a three-card spread
- Situation
- A time to assess slow growth.
- Challenge
- Impatience or misplaced effort.
- Advice
- Be patient and tend what is growing.
Tarot and astrology
In the Golden Dawn system this card is the decan of Saturn in Taurus: the themes of Taurus, expressed the way Saturn acts. Taurus →Saturn →
Questions to sit with
- What is growing from my efforts?
- What needs more patience?
Through the suit
Tarot here is a mirror for reflection, not a prediction. The meanings follow the Waite-Smith tradition and the Golden Dawn attributions, in our own words.