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Seven of Pentacles
After tending the field, wait for the harvest.
Patiencelong-term investmentassessmentharvest
UPRIGHT MEANINGThe Seven of Pentacles represents pausing to assess after sustained work and considering when long-term effort will bear fruit. Progress has accumulated, though it may not be time to harvest yet; patience, cultivation and evaluation go together.
KeywordsPatience, long-term investment, assessment, harvest
A SMALL ACTIONReview an ongoing effort. Note one sign of progress and one condition that may need to change.
A QUESTION TO KEEPWhat am I willing to wait for, and what evidence will tell me whether to continue?
REVERSED MEANINGThe Seven of Pentacles points to effort and returns out of proportion, an ineffective direction or giving up too soon out of impatience. It may also mean investing heavily with little to show for it; continuing to wait will not necessarily fix the underlying problem.
KeywordsPoor returns, wasted effort, impatience, giving up
A SMALL ACTIONSet a date to review this long-term arrangement, and note what would lead you to continue or stop.
A QUESTION TO KEEPAm I nurturing something that can grow, or afraid to change because I have already invested so much?