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"I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man."
Chuang Tse
Sevens
The Major Sevens
Resolution of - / Resolves to 1 / Antagonised by 6 / Antagonises 8
Friends 7,3 >4 / Lovers 7 / Allies 5,3,1 / Rivals 4
7 describes a broad unfocussed potential, far from the Landscape, and its Minor shapes its mode of expression even more than it does for Threes. 7 is like a charged circuit that needs its switch to be thrown. On the axis of expression (7-3), they can produce plenty of energy when they have a project to apply it to, though their energy is more liable to get squandered in short-term distractions. Of all the signs, the Major Seven is most qualified by its Minor. Combined with other fertile signs, Sevens can be delightfully expressive in a wide variety of non-combative ways, and in combination with Landscape signs they can be tireless toilers in the vineyard, appearing to have buoyancy in events that keeps them from being overwhelmed by them. Beneath their casual exterior, Sevens are playing the long game.
Like other fertile signs, Sevens are resilient and have immense reserves of mental energy, often getting away with little sleep. Sevens are willing to accept rather than manipulate, which means that they tend to be less implicated or reliant on one particular thing or person. For Sevens, the more things change the more they stay the same. They often seem callous and insensitive to the individual pains of others, but they see far down the road to where the sweep of history is (hopefully) taking them. Set beside that, the individual and his or her problems is small beer.
Sevens accept people as they are. They enjoy individuality, see people as unchangeable and treat them on that basis. They consider events in the world on a similar basis and take the rough with the smooth, while expecting that the tide of affairs will always turn in their favour. They need a flow of events in which to operate, and so they have little discrimination, taking whatever opportunity they chance upon to act rather than do nothing. Even their own past is something rather vague to them, since events tend to replace or overwrite previous ones in memory rather than lie sequentially beside them. Sevens are more interested in where life is taking them than in where they used to be and thus the present is always a springboard to other things. They take (or readily accept) abrupt changes in direction from time to time without qualms. They strongly identify with history in the making and their individual career paths will always try to align with the larger forces of the moment. They are happy, therefore, to allow precedent rather than calculation to make decisions, and they are at ease with the unavoidable repetitions of social reality and the familiar demands of the human conscience. They can readily see into the 'laws' of action.
Sevens are amused and amusing, and can think generously towards the people around them, although they have few qualms about sacrificing someone to the general good. They are attractive to others and seem to be multifaceted characters, though their potential for anger may be missed. They have a sense of 'brotherhood' (as opposed to the sense of 'humanity' of Sixes) with fellow humans, and for friendships in general, and are not critical or overtly controlling of what is happening around them; accepting and enjoying people and events for what they are. They see the world as shining with possibilities, all appealing in one way or another. Sevens can play-act many roles, especially the court-jester. The other side of the coin of happiness, however, is unhappiness with life's progression, or lack of it. Sevens are sensitive to being 'washed up' or deserted by the flow of events, and this awareness may inspire their creativity. When held back from moving forward, they readily fall into ruts of behaviour and straightjackets of opinion, before their anger emerges; when it does, it is to exclude those who do not make the grade or who do not belong (to them).
They are less shockable than most, and they could make good social and health-care workers. We are likely to find Sevens involved in music, mathematics and art than in other occupations since they can sense the inner harmony of events, large and small. They may end up in the prediction 'sciences' or in the world of finance where a real-time 'feel' for cycles and markets can be exploited, although they are not natural investors and may have little interest in calculating investment returns. What they look for is the hidden quality that others may miss, best described as the 'good bet'.
Sevens like nothing more than to be welcomed onto the Landscape and to enjoy the initiations of new communities. But they can easily drift into the shadows where stranger circumstances may direct their lives. When they are successful, Sevens are very successful, bringing admiration from all sides, but when they have not yet found their way, they can be tangled in unenviable situations. Sevens have the confidence that comes from being a 'source', and who can remain blissfully unaware and unharmed by the consequences that he or she makes in their personal acts. For the same reason, Sevens may be missing out on key moments and events that could change their lives by this lack of attention to the tracks that they make in the world.
Sevens are interested in everything but tend to prefer the interesting and exploitable avenues of adventure that chance throws up. They choose the path in the maze that opens up before them hoping it will eventually take them towards the paths being carved out and where the decisions are being made. They know where they are going; the actual route may not matter, and they may stagnate in the same job or lifestyle for years before suddenly something crops up and a new door opens a pathway to where they want to be. They often see the help they get from others as their due. For the same reason, they can accept what the fates dish out uncomplainingly.
Sevens take the long view. While their indolence may appear self-absorbed, they understand the undercurrents of life, and use this knowledge to make direct, intuitive contact with the events above ground, as it were. They are more likely than Threes (at the opposite end of the expression axis) to believe that the everyday social reality only partially reflects the underlying patterns of life, and they think, therefore, that profound knowledge can change the everyday world. For Sevens, knowledge is a source of power or even good
In work, Sevens depend upon the Landscape Minors to help apply themselves, otherwise can be slow and reticent about using their skills to the utmost. They need surprises to stretch them. They are able learners of music, song and the performance arts, and can gain a great deal of pleasure from repeating performances, finding profound meanings in repeat performances, though it may take a lot to raise their performances from the perfunctory. They may let their skills slide, however, for want of practice, and unrealised goals can leave them wandering lost in the maze, set adrift from practical life. They do not feel what they do is reckless and they trust in the Fates, and they are more ready to paint the Fates in a favourable light even when trapped or restricted by losses due to them. Although they can be superstitious about what they do, when sensitive to unpleasant influences on their work, they take risks in order to bridge gaps, to make connections.
Sevens have an eye for the supra-real and for events or motifs that are not superficial or momentary, and will hunt around for something pleasurable and amusing in every situation. They are full of optimism, in spite of the disappointments that their expectations give them. They turn to family life eventually and are happy to devote themselves to raising a family in imaginative and loving ways.
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"I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly dreaming I am a man."
Chuang Tse
The Major Sevens
Resolution of - / Resolves to 1 / Antagonised by 6 / Antagonises 8
Friends 7,3 >4 / Lovers 7 / Allies 5,3,1 / Rivals 4
7 describes a broad unfocussed potential, far from the Landscape, and its Minor shapes its mode of expression even more than it does for Threes. 7 is like a charged circuit that needs its switch to be thrown. On the axis of expression (7-3), they can produce plenty of energy when they have a project to apply it to, though their energy is more liable to get squandered in short-term distractions. Of all the signs, the Major Seven is most qualified by its Minor. Combined with other fertile signs, Sevens can be delightfully expressive in a wide variety of non-combative ways, and in combination with Landscape signs they can be tireless toilers in the vineyard, appearing to have buoyancy in events that keeps them from being overwhelmed by them. Beneath their casual exterior, Sevens are playing the long game.
Like other fertile signs, Sevens are resilient and have immense reserves of mental energy, often getting away with little sleep. Sevens are willing to accept rather than manipulate, which means that they tend to be less implicated or reliant on one particular thing or person. For Sevens, the more things change the more they stay the same. They often seem callous and insensitive to the individual pains of others, but they see far down the road to where the sweep of history is (hopefully) taking them. Set beside that, the individual and his or her problems is small beer.
Sevens accept people as they are. They enjoy individuality, see people as unchangeable and treat them on that basis. They consider events in the world on a similar basis and take the rough with the smooth, while expecting that the tide of affairs will always turn in their favour. They need a flow of events in which to operate, and so they have little discrimination, taking whatever opportunity they chance upon to act rather than do nothing. Even their own past is something rather vague to them, since events tend to replace or overwrite previous ones in memory rather than lie sequentially beside them. Sevens are more interested in where life is taking them than in where they used to be and thus the present is always a springboard to other things. They take (or readily accept) abrupt changes in direction from time to time without qualms. They strongly identify with history in the making and their individual career paths will always try to align with the larger forces of the moment. They are happy, therefore, to allow precedent rather than calculation to make decisions, and they are at ease with the unavoidable repetitions of social reality and the familiar demands of the human conscience. They can readily see into the 'laws' of action.
Sevens are amused and amusing, and can think generously towards the people around them, although they have few qualms about sacrificing someone to the general good. They are attractive to others and seem to be multifaceted characters, though their potential for anger may be missed. They have a sense of 'brotherhood' (as opposed to the sense of 'humanity' of Sixes) with fellow humans, and for friendships in general, and are not critical or overtly controlling of what is happening around them; accepting and enjoying people and events for what they are. They see the world as shining with possibilities, all appealing in one way or another. Sevens can play-act many roles, especially the court-jester. The other side of the coin of happiness, however, is unhappiness with life's progression, or lack of it. Sevens are sensitive to being 'washed up' or deserted by the flow of events, and this awareness may inspire their creativity. When held back from moving forward, they readily fall into ruts of behaviour and straightjackets of opinion, before their anger emerges; when it does, it is to exclude those who do not make the grade or who do not belong (to them).
They are less shockable than most, and they could make good social and health-care workers. We are likely to find Sevens involved in music, mathematics and art than in other occupations since they can sense the inner harmony of events, large and small. They may end up in the prediction 'sciences' or in the world of finance where a real-time 'feel' for cycles and markets can be exploited, although they are not natural investors and may have little interest in calculating investment returns. What they look for is the hidden quality that others may miss, best described as the 'good bet'.
Sevens like nothing more than to be welcomed onto the Landscape and to enjoy the initiations of new communities. But they can easily drift into the shadows where stranger circumstances may direct their lives. When they are successful, Sevens are very successful, bringing admiration from all sides, but when they have not yet found their way, they can be tangled in unenviable situations. Sevens have the confidence that comes from being a 'source', and who can remain blissfully unaware and unharmed by the consequences that he or she makes in their personal acts. For the same reason, Sevens may be missing out on key moments and events that could change their lives by this lack of attention to the tracks that they make in the world.
Sevens are interested in everything but tend to prefer the interesting and exploitable avenues of adventure that chance throws up. They choose the path in the maze that opens up before them hoping it will eventually take them towards the paths being carved out and where the decisions are being made. They know where they are going; the actual route may not matter, and they may stagnate in the same job or lifestyle for years before suddenly something crops up and a new door opens a pathway to where they want to be. They often see the help they get from others as their due. For the same reason, they can accept what the fates dish out uncomplainingly.
Sevens take the long view. While their indolence may appear self-absorbed, they understand the undercurrents of life, and use this knowledge to make direct, intuitive contact with the events above ground, as it were. They are more likely than Threes (at the opposite end of the expression axis) to believe that the everyday social reality only partially reflects the underlying patterns of life, and they think, therefore, that profound knowledge can change the everyday world. For Sevens, knowledge is a source of power or even good
In work, Sevens depend upon the Landscape Minors to help apply themselves, otherwise can be slow and reticent about using their skills to the utmost. They need surprises to stretch them. They are able learners of music, song and the performance arts, and can gain a great deal of pleasure from repeating performances, finding profound meanings in repeat performances, though it may take a lot to raise their performances from the perfunctory. They may let their skills slide, however, for want of practice, and unrealised goals can leave them wandering lost in the maze, set adrift from practical life. They do not feel what they do is reckless and they trust in the Fates, and they are more ready to paint the Fates in a favourable light even when trapped or restricted by losses due to them. Although they can be superstitious about what they do, when sensitive to unpleasant influences on their work, they take risks in order to bridge gaps, to make connections.
Sevens have an eye for the supra-real and for events or motifs that are not superficial or momentary, and will hunt around for something pleasurable and amusing in every situation. They are full of optimism, in spite of the disappointments that their expectations give them. They turn to family life eventually and are happy to devote themselves to raising a family in imaginative and loving ways.
App users click below to check out on the calendar which Minor you are
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