Upright Keywords
harvest, rewards, results, growth, progress, perseverance, patience, planning
Reversed Keywords
unfinished work, procrastination, low effort, waste, lack of growth, setbacks, impatience, lack of reward
The Seven ofPentacles shows a young man who seems to be taking a break from his hard laborto admire the fruit and blossoms in his garden. He rests on his shovel as heis admiring the seven pentacles hanging from the lush green vegetation.The way that he is laying his head over hands seems to suggest a kind offatigue - he has worked hard to make sure that this year's crop is a good one.Because he is focused on long term goals, he cannot touch his harvest rightnow, and only reserves one of the pentacles for himself, choosing to invest theothers. With his efforts, he hopes to grow his crop for the long term.
The meaning ofthe Seven of Pentacles relates to investment and effort. It follows the Six ofPentacles which refers to the end of financial or material hardship. If youhave been putting in time and effort in your work, it signifies that yourefforts are paying off and they are going to pay off in the future as well.
If you are looking to invest, the Seven of Pentacles suggests that you areready to put in a lot of effort, time and work into whatever you want toachieve. It reaffirms you of your long-term vision and helps to show that youare not confined to seeing results in the short term only. It shows how muchyou value the investment because of the effort that you are willing to put in.
It reaffirms you ofyour long-term vision and helps to show that you are not confined to seeingresults in the short term only.
The Seven ofPentacles is also related to fear of failure. You do not know whether you aregoing to reap fruit from your hard work. It could also signify frustration whenthere is a delay. You may have been putting a lot of effort into yourprojects, but it does not seem to bear any fruit right now. The good thing isthat it means that you are learning from your failures and mistakes. It mayinitially not seem like it, but mistakes allow you to look into how tobetter invest your time to get the most out of your future ventures.
Upright Love Meaning
Upright Career Meaning
Upright Finances Meaning
putting work into love, friendship turns to romance
progressing to goals, evaluating progress
putting in effort to finances, slow and steady investment
With the 7 ofPentacles tarot love meaning, love can be slow to flourish. For those that whoare single, long term friendships can slowly turn into romantic love.Friendships that you may make now can also be the seeds of something more. Lovecan sometimes be exhausting, but the rewards that come after are invaluable. Ifyou’re in a relationship, life together now may seem tedious or grueling.Perhaps in order to be together, your partnership may require working out longterm plans or creating compromises in your routine or finances. But this cardis also a reminder that love isn’t always passionate romances and outbursts ofemotions, but it is also partners putting in the work every day to remaintogether within an ever-changing world. Over time, all the tedious moments, allthe hard work, will be something to be looked back at fondly. After all, thesewere the things that let your love grow to something as beautiful as you havenow.
Regardless ofwhether you see results or not, the 7 of Pentacles signals that progress isbeing made. It may be slow, but every day your work pays off. It can be helpfulnow to take a closer look at your achievements, and look at what is working andwhat isn't. This may help you understand where to focus your energy, and whatstrategies you can have going forward. If you own your own business or areself-employed, taking the time now to evaluate your work will be helpful, andcan create a firm foundation for future growth.
You may bereaping the fruits of your labor right now, with the 7 of Pentacles. Thingsthat you have been incrementally putting effort and time into can finally beshowing progress. Before you know it, you’ll be likely to find that you’ll beable to enjoy the rewards.
The Seven ofPentacles reversed means that your returns may be scattered for now. Itcould also mean that the rewards of your labor are not as significant as youthought. The advantage of this is that it shows that you know when to stopinvesting your time, money or energy in a particular project. You, therefore,need to reevaluate your choices, and figure out where you should put yourresources. The Seven of Pentacles reversal meaning could also be applied torelationships and the effort and emotions that you have invested.
It could also meanthat the rewards of your labor are not as significant as you thought.
The Seven ofPentacles symbolism often deals with business ventures and investments.However, it also cuts across relationships, viewed as investments as well. Theeffort put into these investments could be time, money and hard work.
Reversed Love Meaning
Reversed Career Meaning
Reversed Finances Meaning
no results from love, can’t force love
no results in work efforts, stagnant career
losses, little financial compensation
You may beready to throw in the towel, when the reversed 7 of Pentacles appears in a lovetarot reading. You may have toiled for love and romance, putting in so mucheffort, only to see little come from it. It can suggest a certain amount ofimpatience, when one certainly cannot force love to magically arise. Some lovescome suddenly, and others can take time; we can only be patient and hope forthe right moment. Whether reversed or upright, the 7 of Pentacles tarot lovemeanings signals slow but steady progress, so much so that you may not evennotice it. But keep nourishing that love, and one day you may find it having aprofound influence on your life.
Are youputting way too much effort at work? Or are you not putting in enough? Thereversed 7 of Pentacles can signal some kind of imbalance when it comes to yourcareer. It seems that regardless of the answer, nothing you do (or don’t do)seems to change anything. Results are minimal. Spending too much time at workcan sometimes be counter productive, like overwatering a plant; giving too muchattention to something can kill it. On the other hand, you may be toodistracted to focus on one particular strategy for success. With your effortsbeing diluted, nothing much is likely to come from them. You’ll need to focuson one method, and do the research to make sure it works.
In finances,the 7 of Pentacles in reverse can symbolize investments of time, energy andresources are not paying off. You may even suffer losses. Even when you areworking hard on your dreams, you may not get rewarded. Negotiate for whatyou’re worth.
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