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Seven of Wands - 1909 Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot plate illustrated by Pamela Colman Smith
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Archival Source:1909 Rider-Waite-Smith
Artist:Pamela Colman Smith ('Pixie')
Rights Status:Public Domain
500-Year Historical Lineage
Minor Arcana · #7
TRADITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Seven of Wands

Lord of Valour · The Higher Ground Defense

🜂fire· The Higher Ground Defense
Element
fire
Astrology
Mars in Leo (3rd Decan)
Hebrew Path
Minor Pip
Chromatic Tone
Crimson & Ridge Granite

Upright Hermeneutic (Dynamic Principle)

Holding the high ground against overwhelming odds. Refusal to compromise core conviction.

Inverted Hermeneutic (Friction & Shadow)

Overwhelmed by opposition, defensiveness, untenable stand.

Iconographical Motifs

Figure on Ridge with StaffSix Staves Thrust UpwardMismatched Footwear
Celestial Timing & Ephemeris Resonance

Constitutional defense of core statutory rights.