Seven of Cups card

From imagination to reality.

Supporting / Blocking Tarot Card

support

“A supportive card for the querent, it represents a dream regarding the question at hand and suggests bringing the dream, the fantasy, into the realm of reality. The transition from dream to reality requires turning planning into actual action and real-life facts. “

Relationships

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Finances

Relationships

Career

Finances

The Meaning of The Card

Seven of Cups represents illusion, dreams, and realization. This card allows a person to understand the gap between the dream and reality. Everyone has dreams; they can dream and also take practical steps to realize those dreams. The question posed by this card is where the person stands at this moment. The person’s awakening comes from the realization that living in a dream is living in illusion, and a dream can only become reality through action.

Seven of Cups card: The Meaning of The Symbols

Card Symbols	Symbol Meaning
Snake	The snake represents the fear that one may not succeed in turning a dream into reality, transforming illusion into truth. It symbolizes change, healing, hidden powers, and psychic energy. It is associated with water, earth, and mystery.
Mushroom	Represents indecision, a symbol of Kundalini energy, and enlightenment. The stem of the mushroom symbolizes the spine, and the small cap on top represents the crown chakra.
Cup	The cups floating in the middle of the sky on a cloud symbolize dreams and illusions. Represents the element of water; water is an emotional component and a feminine symbol. The cups resemble the nurturing feminine womb.
Head of a Maiden	The maiden’s head in blue symbolizes positive decisions in a person’s life. It represents youthful energy, growth, innocence, and optimism.
Dragon	Protection, hoarding, treasure.
Wreath	The laurel wreath symbolizes victory. Its yellow color with the skull imprinted on the cup hints at the need to let go of negative thoughts that poison the soul. The wreath symbolizes a circle, completeness, infinity, harmony, victory, new beginnings, and endings, health, and beauty.
Treasure	Abundance.
Castle	Symbolizes a person’s awareness of the power and influence that illusion and dreams have on their life. The castle represents security, protection, and authority.
Cloud	The cloud is at eye level with the figure, obscuring reality. The cloud hides reality, creates an illusion, and acts as a barrier.
Black Figure	The figure, like a magician, lifts the cups into the air, disconnected from reality. The black figure standing at the front of the card with its back to the viewer symbolizes unknown and neglected aspects of a person’s character and personality. It represents an undefined or undecided part of the person’s personality, containing beliefs and wishes.
Light Blue Background	The blue sky is a sign that all possibilities are open to the person. The blue background symbolizes potential, opportunities, optimism, freedom of expression, independence, and hope. Spirituality, infinite possibilities, and eternity.
Jewels	Jewels symbolize the value of a person’s relationships and commitments, as well as their self-worth.
Aura	The red aura symbolizes a message from the universe to the person. Its red color represents the material and the physical, emphasizing the need to connect the dream to reality.

Mythology

Psyche turns to Venus, who, though angry, gives her three tasks. Despite the difficulty of the tasks, Psyche completes them. The card represents a dream becoming reality through the querent’s actions. In some cases, when this card appears, the mother of the groom finds it hard to let go of her son for his bride.

Representation of the Card in a Reading

In a reading, while the Six cards represent achievements, success, harmony, and completeness in the material world, the Seven cards represent the spirit. The transition from material to spiritual is a necessity for spiritual development. Establishing the material foundation allows one to face spiritual challenges and their related issues. The Seven cards represent a change in perspective and the ability to see both sides of the coin. A dream will remain just a dream if the seeker does not take action to realize it.