Seven of Cups tarot card from the Simply Tarot deck

Seven of Cups Tarot Card Meaning

The Choice Maker

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Fantasy • Temptation • Illusion

You have a lot going on in key relationships when the Seven of Cups appears. You're likely to have a number of different options or ways to move forward. The Seven of Cups also hints that you'll soon need to commit to just one of these options - think carefully, choose wisely!

The Subject’s love life may be a bit 'up in the air' at the moment. It might be that the relationship doesn't seem satisfying enough to the Subject and they need to think carefully about what they need. The mood of this card is not negative, though, so there is clearly food for thought about which is the best way forward. The Subject needs to start working out what is, and isn’t, attractive, feasible or realistic for them within this relationship.

The Subject should be considering the right course of action to take in order to make things right, or to get the relationship to move forwards if this is what they want to do. It is important for them to consider their own needs but they should always show respect and consideration to those involved.

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Love & Relationships

Fantasy drifts dangerously close to reality here. Desire becomes tangled with projection, temptation or imagined possibilities that struggle to survive honest daylight. The heart can lose itself chasing illusions that were never truly reachable to begin with.

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Material Life

Too many possibilities scatter practical focus. Dreams, fantasies or emotional escapism make it difficult to fully commit to one clear direction, especially when reality feels less comforting than imagination. Stability weakens quickly once avoidance begins masquerading as hope.

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Notes from the Artist

Seven Cups sit in the arcing branches of a relatively healthy looking tree with leaves and blooms upon it. Water is flowing downwards into the pool below and yet the water streams are separate. Visually, this image shows a lot of Cups, and lot of water streams on different paths yet it is not really cohesive and not showing abundance of growth. This suggests that, something needs to be done - there is a lot going on emotionally and, perhaps, there are different paths that can be chosen.

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The Original Artwork, Reimagined

Before Seven of Cups became part of the Simply Tarot collection you see today, it was drawn and painted by hand for the original 2011 Tarot House Deck. The style has evolved, but the meaning and character of the card remain at its heart.

Original hand-painted Seven of Cups tarot card by Patricia House from the 2011 Tarot House Deck — 2011 **Original 2011 artwork Seven of Cups** Hand-painted by Patricia House

Six Cups in two columns with water streaming down through them, one large Cups sits in the middle of the column with a water stream flowing downwards but none of the steams link the columns of Cups together. The tree's leaves and blooms appear relatively healthy. — Today **Seven of Cups reimagined** The current Simply Tarot artwork

The original first edition

Buy the Original 2011 Deck

The card shown above is part of the original 78-card Tarot House Deck. Every image was drawn and painted by Patricia House before the deck was professionally printed by Cartamundi in the UK. A limited number from the original print run are still available.