Minor Arcana · Swords · VII · Air
Seven of Swords — tarot meaning
assessment, patience, guarding — in thought, truth and conflict
Upright
Strategy at the edge of honesty. Taking a shortcut, or acting unseen.
Reversed
Coming clean — or deception discovered.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.