Seven of Cups

Key meanings

• illusions
• many paths
• fantasies
• temptation
• daydreaming

Seven of Cups upright

Many alluring possibilities and daydreams: behind the pretty images, the real thing is hard to make out.

The shadow side

Dissolving into dreams of many things without taking a step toward any of them.

Seven of Cups reversed

Clarity arrives, the fog thins, and you finally choose the one thing that is real.

Seven of Cups as the card of the day

Seven cups stand before you, each full of a tempting image, and they all beckon at once. Today it's easy to drift off into 'what if' and lose yourself there without choosing anything. Ask your heart which of these is real and which is only a pretty fog.

The question this card asks

If you cleared away the pretty fog, what is it you actually want?