Okay, so today I decided to mess around with the 7 of Spades in my tarot deck. I’ve been trying to get more hands-on with my readings, really feel the cards, you know?
First, I cleared my space. Lit some incense – sandalwood, my favorite – and put on some chill background music. Nothing with lyrics, just some instrumental stuff to help me focus. Then I shuffled my deck, really taking my time, thinking about what I wanted to explore with the 7 of Spades.
Getting into the 7 of Spades Vibe
I laid out the card and just… stared at it for a good few minutes. It’s a pretty intense card, visually. You’ve got those swords, all pointing every which way, and that sneaky-looking figure in the background. It definitely gives off a vibe of, like, deception, or maybe running away from something.
I started by free-writing in my journal. Just letting whatever came to mind flow onto the page. Stuff like, “What am I avoiding?” and “Where am I not being totally honest with myself?” Some pretty deep questions, honestly, but that’s what the 7 of Spades seems to bring up.
- Noticed: The figure is walking away, but looking back.
- Questioned: Is he escaping, or stealing?
- Felt: Unease, tension, a need to be cautious.
Then I did a little three-card spread, just to see what other cards might shed some light on the situation. I pulled the 7 of Spades in the center, representing the “present moment.” The cards flanking it were, interesting enough, the Queen of Cups (reversed) and the 5 of Pentacles. I figured that it could be time to look on these.
The Queen of Cups (reversed), to me, suggested some emotional imbalance or maybe being out of touch with my intuition. And the 5 of Pentacles… well, that’s a card of hardship, feeling left out in the cold.
So I jotting all this down in my journal. Trying to make sense of the whole picture.
After all that, I meditated for about ten minutes, just focusing on my breath and trying to quiet my mind. Letting the images and feelings from the cards just kind of… simmer.
It was a pretty intense session, to be honest. The 7 of Spades isn’t exactly a “fun” card, but it definitely pushed me to look at some things I might have been avoiding. I feel like I have a better understanding of its energy now, and how it might be playing out in my own life.
Still got some thinking to do, but that’s the whole point of this tarot journey, right?
