The 7 of Swords is one of those cards that the shadow is pretty evident; especially when it is upright, but the truth is that it goes much deeper. The card conveys deception, lies, and stealing.In most Rider Waite versions of the deck, the thief can usually be seen with his arms full of swords, walking away from the community that he stole from, as he looks back to make sure that he is getting away with it.There is sneakiness to this card as the thief tip toes away with his bounty.
One of the gods I regularly worship is Hermes, who among his other associations is god of the marketplace, and god of lies. If you've ever purchased a car, the link between the two shouldn't come as any surprise; lies are part and parcel of what makes money work. In fact, it's reasonable to argue that money is itself a lie, or built on one.
That does not erode money's influence or role as a holder of energy (value), although the fact that some people avoid money entirely is understandable. Rather than resist the lies, I prefer to use them to my advantage.
I always round payments UP to the nearest dollar in my checkbook. Meaning a bill payment of $128.35 gets rounded up to $129 in my
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