Seven of Pentacles

The Seven of Pentacles is about planting the seeds that will grow into success. It is patience and setbacks, but it is also perseverance and hard work.

When the Seven appears, the querent should know that wealth and prosperity are around the corner, but they must put in some hard work, and the results may be slow to come in.
This is a card about patience, assessment, and progress.  
 
Questions answered by Seven of Pentacles:
Who? A gardener
What? A packet of seeds
Where? In the yard
When? The middle of May; After you've started the project; Seven weeks from now
Why? plans need to be assessed before, during, and after
Yes or No? Maybe later; no definitive answer yet
 
Seven of Pentacles
Before any card: Plan carefully for (card)
After any card: Patience, assessment, gardening
 
The Seven of Pentacles as:
...an action?

• Plant seeds
• Buy a plant

 
...a place in your house?

• The garden
• The plants
• The window ledge

 
...a place in your city?

• A garden nursery
• A botanical garden

 
...a place in the world? 

• Japan
• Australia
• The Panama Canal
• The Northwest Passage
• Botanical gardens

...something to eat?

• Homemade bread
• Pot roast
• Soufflé

 
...something to clean?

• Vacuum the floors

 
...where to find the missing item?

• The kitchen counter
• You put them down last time you were thinking seriously about something

 
...a color? green, yellow, orange
 
...a movie theme? Patience, perseverance

• Forrest Gump
• Black Widow
• Serendipity

 
...a new career?

• Gardener or outside work
• Go back to school to master a subject
• Nonprofit work

Seven of Pentacles combinations
With The Moon: The work seems difficult, but that might be all in your head. Get started.
With Four of Wands: The journey is halfway through; or take a break at home.
With Eight of Cups: Giving up because the work is too hard.
With Knight of Swords: A studious person dives in before assessing the work that needs to be done.
With Two of Pentacles: It is time to stand back and prioritize problems; all things in balance, including work projects.