Seven of Swords
Swords

Meanings
- lies
- trickery
- scheming
- strategy
- resourcefulness
- sneakiness
- cunning
Meanings Reversed
- confession
- conscience
- regret
- maliciousness
- truth revealed
Other Meanings
- refusing to do something dishonest, even when there's no chance of ever being caught
- handling a difficult situation with finesse
- pointing out assumptions
- acting ethically in public and in private
- living a life that is beyond reproach
Other Meanings Reversed
- stealing or lying
- doing whatever you can get away with, simply because you can
- looking for a way around consequences
- justifying wicked behavior by focusing on the wickedness of others
- failing to examine your own motives and prejudices
Meanings
- dishonesty
- presumption
- sneakiness
- assumptions
Fortunes
- Don't assume people around you are worthy of your trust
- Ask for an accounting of where people have been, and what they've been doing
Questions
- What assumptions am I making?
- How well-defined is my sense of ethics?
- How should I respond when I know others are breaking the rules?
- Numerology
- 7 (The Motive: imagination, inner work, psychology)
- Affirmation
- "I hold myself to the highest ethical standards."