The Deck
Swords
Seven of Swords
- Design
- attempt
- wish
- hope
Divinatory Meanings
Design, attempt, wish, hope, confidence; also quarrelling, a plan that may fail, annoyance. The design is uncertain in its import, because the significations are widely at variance with each other.
Waite's Symbolic Description +
A man in the act of carrying away five swords rapidly; the two others of the card remain stuck in the ground. A camp is close at hand