Seven of Rods

Filler. I'm going to bed.

Man, I suck at doing the same thing every day. Unless it's wasting time on the internet. :)

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Aggression! Defiance! Conviction! What the hell is it with all the manly cards I've been getting? I wonder sometimes if the cards are trying to send a message to me, to warn me about something or encourage me to go a certain direction. If I take that at face value, this card is encouraging me to take a stand against something. Probably myself.

The figure on the card is holding a long staff in front of him, apparently ready to ward off attacks. The other six staffs are standing aside, ready to be used if the first staff should break. I can't stop laughing at this guy's mustache. Seriously, the Aquarian deck is like a mustache haven.

Ahem. Anyhow. This card is about aggression and defiance because they're two sides of the same coin. You attack, your enemy defends, you defend, your enemy attacks, both sticking to their own convictions, both willing to do whatever it takes to get their points across. This card usually indicates some struggle that you're involved in, and it asks you whether this battle is really worth fighting. On the surface, it encourages you to fight to the last, and on the underside, it asks you whether your position is really justified.

I always try to ask myself whether I'm really correct in any fight I'm involved in, and even though it's grating sometimes, I try to give in when I've found out that I'm wrong. I'd like to think that the Seven of Rods is my constant companion, in that way, though I admit that I don't always stand up to that ideal. Ask my boyfriend; I'm sure he'll be glad to tell you just how unfair I can be.

But anyway. More and more I'm finding that each of these cards has an important question of self-evaluation in store for the learner. It's getting tough as I go along to keep admitting to these flaws of mine and keep trying to answer the questions that these cards ask, especially when I'm feeling drained as I am. But as this card tells me, if I really believe in what I'm doing, I've got to fight to the last. Hopefully, I'll be able to stick to that.