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Seven of Wands

A 78-card digital tarot drawn in the tones of nacre and dancheong.

Seven of Wands

Defense, standing your ground, perseverance, conviction, holding advantage.

Keywords · Upright

  • defense
  • standing your ground
  • perseverance
  • conviction
  • holding advantage

Keywords · Reversed

  • overwhelm
  • giving up ground
  • exhaustion
  • defensiveness
  • yielding

Overwhelm, giving up ground, exhaustion, defensiveness, yielding.

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How this deck reads it

The man on the rocky hill does not swing his staff but holds it horizontally before his body. This horizontal line is taken from the railing pattern of dancheong and emphasizes the act of drawing a boundary rather than attacking. The clothing torn by the wind is made of thinly cut pieces of mother-of-pearl attached in strips, creating a contrast between the fluttering fabric and the body that does not waver.

The six staves rising from below are darker and lower in saturation than the staff above, expressing through the weight of color that the pressure is layered in multiple folds. The direction in which the clouds drift and the direction in which the clothing flies are drawn out of alignment, and the tension between the external flow and the posture of endurance spreads across the entire canvas.

Artwork

A person standing on a rocky hill grips one wand and fends off six wands striking up from below. Clouds drift at their feet.

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