Seven of Pentacles tarot card from the Simply Tarot deck

Seven of Pentacles Tarot Card Meaning

The Loss Adjuster

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Patience • Investment • Growth

You face a decision, probably to do with work or a business venture that could potentially affect your financial security and stability. Reflect on the past to know what you want for your future and weigh up priorities carefully.

The Subject is experiencing financial issues, that are affect their feelings of security such as their home or job. This is likely to be causing anxiety and tension and will be affecting their mind-set, and attitude to life, on a day to day basis. The really difficult aspect of this card is the resultant effect on the Subject. They have lost confidence in their ability to achieve, or to change, their fortunes.

As with most of the Sevens, this card represents options and choices. Here the Subject has reached a significant goal, but a situation has come about that could threaten their security or financial standing. The Subject has worked hard to get to this point and stands to lose a considerable amount if they make the wrong decision. Likewise, they stand to gain an awful lot if the risk pays off.

This card does not indicate which choice is the best one for the Subject, although surrounding cards may nudge the Reader in one direction or another. The advice that does come with this card is that the decision needs to be thought out very carefully. It is acceptable to take risks in life but the decision-making process has to be educated. The Subject needs to consider all the possible ramification,s and weigh them up, in detail.

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Love & Relationships

Patience is being tested emotionally. Someone may be questioning whether the effort they continue investing into the relationship is truly leading toward the future they hoped for. Love grows slowly sometimes, but waiting alone is not the same thing as growth.

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Material Life

Patience becomes part of the work itself. Effort has already been invested heavily, though visible rewards still feel frustratingly distant, forcing someone to decide whether what they are building truly remains worth the wait. Long-term stability grows slowly, often beneath the surface long before results become obvious.

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Notes from the Artist

Whilst the vine holds seven Pentacles and the vine appears healthy there is a slight feel of drooping with it. Some tiny Pentacle buds have fallen from the vine which suggests a problem of some sort has arisen. The vine represents the current position of the nurturer, and what could be lost if the wrong decision is made.

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The Original Artwork, Reimagined

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

Seven gold Pentacles are being held within the cradling strands of the vine. Some small Pentacle buds have fallen into the earth below. — Today **Seven of Pentacles reimagined** The current Simply Tarot artwork

The original first edition

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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.