Seven of Coins - Tyldwick

[Bodhiseed]

Seven of Coins

 

A rake leans against a garden wall from which a Bacchus water spout flows. All around are fall colors, and weeds seem to have gotten the upper hand as the season progressed. Yet the frame containing seven gold coins (in the shape of the alchemical symbol for the sun) suggest there has been a return on my investment. The Bacchus head that decorates the fountain is a callback to a Liber, an ancient Italian god of fertility and growth who later became equated with Bacchus. The rake reminds me of the autumn clean-up I generally do this time of year in my own garden. While sprucing up, I can assess what I did right, what I did wrong, and how I might improve next year. For instance, in one flower bed I planted seeds, but I learned I planted them too late in the year. They sprouted but never bloomed. My other flower bed is filled with wildflowers, and while they grew like weeds, they only produced a few blooms. We had massive amounts of rain (very unusual for us) which probably affected the flower production. And while I can't control the weather, I can prune back some shrubs to let in more light next year. Sevens allow us a chance to analyze and evaluate. They give us a chance to make different choices that could bring change. What obstacles or challenges did I run across, and how did I handle them? What areas show positive growth? Was I able to keep up with this expansion? How was my timing? Do I want to continue what I'm doing, or is it time for a complete overhaul? Before I become more deeply involved and invest more time, energy and money, I need to "pause for the cause."

 

[fire cat pickles]

 

Always reassessing, always changing! Two things firefighters hate: the way things are now and change. This reminds us to be open to new ideas. It also reminds us to focus on our failures, which of course no one likes to admit much less enjoys doing.

 

This card is so very dark in this deck. Did Malpertuis purposively draw it this way? Maybe it symbolizes that we have to look long and hard into where we went wrong. After all, it isn't easy to find where things go awry sometimes.

 

This the third time this card has appeared for me in three months, so I wouldn't exactly call it a "stalker" card. But it has had a similar meaning each time, only in different areas in life: to reassess and reevaluate, just as you've said.