So today I wanna share my messy journey trying to figure out this whole “7” thing in tarot cards for beginners. Yeah, numerology! Honestly, my head hurt just thinking about it at first. Symbols, meanings, and numbers? Felt like extra homework. But hey, I kept pulling cards with the number 7 popping up like an annoying fly I couldn’t swat away. The Tower? Seven cups? Seven of Wands? I’m like, “Okay universe, I get it! I’ll look at the sevens!”
Starting Simple and Feeling Dumb
My usual thing? Just read the card’s picture and the little book meaning. Done. Numbers? Nah, that’s for nerds who like math puzzles. But seriously, the sevens wouldn’t leave me alone. Felt like the cards were laughing at my cluelessness. Alright, fine. First step: I literally just stared at all the sevens laid out on my cheap rug – Seven of Cups, Swords, Pentacles, Wands, the Chariot card numbered VII, even the Tower which is technically XVI (1+6=7, right?). Felt kinda silly doing it, but gotta start somewhere.
Here’s what I physically did:
- Dragged all seven cards out and spread ’em face up. Messy pile.
- Grabbed my journal – a beat-up notebook dedicated to my tarot guesses.
- Wrote down the name of each card on its own page. Basic stuff.
- Underlined the part about challenges, struggles, or needing a decision. That seemed to be the vibe everywhere.
Finding the Threads (The Slightly Less Dumb Part)
Okay, looking at them together was… interesting. The Chariot? Total struggle trying to control two beasts going opposite ways. Seven of Swords? Sneaky dude dealing with conflict awkwardly. Seven of Pentacles? Waiting ages for slow-ass results, dude looks bored. Seven of Wands? Literally fighting off competition. Seven of Cups? Overwhelmed by too many damn choices. The Tower? Boom! Everything falls apart – huge challenge. It hit me: every single seven is basically screaming “FIGURE THIS SHIT OUT!” or “TROUBLE! DEAL WITH IT!” Not calm vibes, man. Less like lucky seven, more like “seven problems you gotta fix.”
Then I tried pulling cards together. Like, ask a question, draw a Major Arcana VII (Chariot) and the Seven of Cups. Whoa. Suddenly it felt like the Chariot’s “push through the chaos” energy was meant for the overwhelming Cup choices. It clicked! The number linked them, making the story clearer. Did it make sense? For me, yeah! Not sure if some tarot guru would smack me, but it worked for my reading.
Screwing Up and Learning (My Superpower)
Let’s be real, I messed up. One time, I totally forgot Court cards like the Knight don’t have numbers like that. Pulled a Knight and got confused thinking about the number 7. Duh! That took me down a useless rabbit hole before I realized. Another time, I tried adding card positions in a spread (first card + second card = ?), hoping for a magic number. Total headache, zero useful insight. Lesson learned: stick to the damn card numbers printed on them. Don’t make it rocket science.
Did it make me an instant expert? Hell no! But now I actually notice the number 7 when I pull a card. Before? Ignored it completely. Now? If the Chariot shows up, I instantly think “struggle,” “hard choices,” “need to push forward.” It adds another layer to my clumsy interpretations. For beginners? Seriously, just look at all the sevens together one afternoon. Write down one messy word for each about what the struggle is. You’ll probably see a pattern too. It makes those cards way less intimidating.
Still learning. Still feel like I’m fumbling through the dark half the time. But that stupid number 7? Yeah, I finally see what it’s whispering, or more like yelling. Hope this ramble helps your own weird tarot journey!
