Pamela Colman Smith · RWS deck
The Minor Arcana
Seven of Wands
Netzach in Atziluth
- Suit
- wands
- Rank
- Seven
- World
- Atziluth
- Station
- Netzach
- Verb
- I receive
Netzach, desire and endurance
Netzach is victory: what is wanted, what attracts, and what holds out over time.
Upright
Flowing. Holding the ground the call gave you against pressure from below. In the world of meaning, desire is the want to keep what was received, and endurance is what it costs to keep it.
Misdirected. Defending the position instead of the call, or standing alone when help is near.
Reversed
Blocked. No ground is held and the position is given up.
Flooded. Defending everything against everyone.
The image
A man stands on a hilltop with a wand in both hands, looking down at six wands thrust up at him from below. His boots do not match, as though he scrambled up in a hurry. He is alone, and he has the high ground.
Learn how to read Seven of Wands in a spread
This page shows you what Seven of Wands means. Knowing how to read it — how it shifts next to the other cards, what the reversal is really telling you, and how to turn a spread into a clear answer — is what the RWS Decoded course and book teach, card by card.
