Seven of Wands 

Artist: Morgan Shelley

“The Seven of Wands is ‘A request to respond, not react’ (Sarah Faith Gottesdiener). This energy asks us to check our own and establish boundaries to keep ourselves regulated. The light of this card is learning new things, expanding our capacity, and the self. The shadows of this card is ego in the driver’s seat, misunderstanding challenges as problems, and defensiveness. The Seven of Wands’ fiery energy comes to us when we need to tend to our roots to maintain our growth. Pauses are necessary in the wand moments of our lives. In the gaps between things, we can find information, details, and opportunities to change how we (and subsequently, our nervous systems) respond to things we would not prefer. There are many trees around St. Kate’s. They have been at the university longer than us and will remain after us. They offer us oxygen, groundedness, and consistency, another element of this card. Seven of Wands is an invitation to be present and create the capacity to engage with our realities so we can respond to them with intention, not react to them from the fears of our egos. (Please note: everyone has an ego and a healthy amount of ego is, well, healthy).