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Low arcan Seven of Swords and Low arcan Seven of Wands and High arcan Temperance combinations:
- trickery defensive patience;
- trickery defensive finding meaning;
- trickery maintaining control patience;
- trickery maintaining control finding meaning;
- tactics and strategy defensive patience;
- tactics and strategy defensive finding meaning;
- tactics and strategy maintaining control patience;
- tactics and strategy maintaining control finding meaning;
Card 1 - Seven of Swords
In the Seven of Swords card, there is a man that is seen running away sneakily from a camp of a few sort, while carrying 5 swords in his hands. Behind him, different swords are on standing on the ground. From this image, we are able to deduce that the Seven of Swords is set stealth, getting away with something, deception or betrayal.
The expression on the person s face shows pretty a bit of confidence, and he appears to be sure of his success on this undertaking of stealing the swords. Unfortunately for him though, on the left there seems to be a collection of soldiers who've discovered the robbery and one soldier is in reality elevating a flag or a weapon as if to sign his pursuit.
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Card 2 - Seven of Wands
The Seven of Wands has an image of a man who's standing on a tall hill and being challenged by the warring parties below. He appears to be protecting this role and attacking in retaliation. It is thrilling to notice that within the Rider-Waite depiction of the Seven of Wands, the person is wearing no longer matching shoes. This is connected to the symbolism of being on uneven floor or no longer having a stable footing in life.
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Card 3 - Temperance
An androgynous angel is the first thing you see on the Rider-Waite Temperance card; the angel’s appearance suggests an equilibrium between the sexes. The angel’s robe is simple but in the centre of the cloth lies a bold orange triangle within a square; this shows the Earth’s connection to the holy trinity whilst the glow of the triangle feels welcoming yet instils a prospect of foreboding. The angel’s face is stoic and concentrated, completely focused on exchanging the waters of the two golden cups in their hands; the direction of the water is impossible to determine which symbolises the concept of infinity and union; it can also signify the flow of spiritual awareness we experience on a daily basis as we tune in and out with our higher self.
The angel stands above either a pond or river with one foot gently dipped in the water as the other stands on a patch of dry glass; this represents the duality between the subconscious and the conscious - between dreams and reality. Furthermore, the mountain range on the left contrasts with the meadow on the right symbolising universal experiences and individual tranquillity regardless of location or circumstance.
The illustration presents stability and balance, it brings a sense of serenity to the viewer; the composition of bright greens, yellows, whites and reds is uplifting and depicts the ideal union between opposites - the beauty and order that comes with duality. The background shows the dawn which resembles fresh beginnings and a pastel sky that further feeds into the atmosphere of concord. Everything is exactly where it’s supposed to be.
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