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Seven of Cups

Tarot de Marseille

Essence: A heart going out into the world, love given without sending the bill, gestures and thoughtful details, generosity, being present

General meaning

Upright

↕ Reversed: Giving so that people love you, pouring yourself out until you're empty, emotional fantasies, giving yourself expecting something in return, castles in the air

By topic

Love

showing it with gesturesthoughtful detailsactive affectiondevotionpresence

Friendship

a friend who shows upactive supportgenerositythoughtful detailsbeing there

Family

going all out for your owncarepresencesupportdevotion

Career

servicecarevocational workinvolvementprofessional generosity

Work

servicecaring for othershelping workgenerosityinvolvement

Studies

helping classmatessupportive studyinvolvementexcitementdevotion

Money

financial generositygiftshelping othersdonationsgiving without expecting

Pets

intense caredevotionpamperinggenerous adoptionpresence

Health

caring and being cared foremotional supportvolunteeringemotional vitalitypresence

Choices

choose to givechoose generouslypresenceget involvedcare

Creative projects

supportive projectgenerositysharing the workinvolvementservice

Creativity

work that givescreative generositysharingemotional expressiondevotion

The keywords for each topic describe the card upright; the reversed meaning has its own line.

✨ 3 tips for combining it

1. With court cards, someone very present. Example: Seven of Cups + Queen of Coins is someone who cares through actions.
2. With emptiness cards, you give until empty. Example: Seven of Cups + The Hanged Man is giving so people will love you.
3. With Coins, it's financial generosity. Example: Seven of Cups + Six of Coins is helping others without expecting anything.

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Images: Tarot de Marseille, public domain (Wikimedia Commons).