Seven of Pentacles

Classic tarot card image of Seven of Pentacles
  • Things won't work out as expected
  • Pick up the pieces and prepare to move on
  • assessment
  • evaluation
  • re-evaluation
  • reflection

Upright

  • Measuring progress toward your goal
  • Looking at results with an eye toward improving performance
  • Asking, "How happy am I?"
  • Coming up with ideas for improving your health or prosperity
  • Deciding it's time for a change
  • Expressing an honest opinion

Reversed

  • Becoming distracted by melancholy thoughts
  • Longing for "the good old days"
  • Beating yourself up over lost opportunities
  • Judging your own work harshly
  • Holding others to inappropriate standards
  • Refusing to take part in a project, then whining about the quality of the outcome