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Harvest time: a pause to evaluate or prepare, with outcomes arriving soon.
The Seven of Pentacles
The Harvest
Reversed
Procrastination or anxiety about outcomes, things going poorly.
The Seven of Pentacles shows a person hard at work who has paused to take a look at the literal fruits of their labor. This card is about emerging from hard work (or a workaholic mindset) to evaluate your potential outcomes and prepare to receive them. The work is not over, but you’re taking a moment. What is giving you pause? Consider it.
When reversed, the card speaks of procrastination or anxiety about the fruits of your labor. It may also show up when a project is not going well, and you aren’t sure if your metaphorical plants will bear fruit. What can you do to change the outcomes? Is it something that takes action, or acceptance?