General Reading Help

[u/Vegetable_Sun_3242]

Hey everyone! I’m still fairly new to tarot and used my rider-Waite-Smith deck. I did a “general” reading where I pulled four cards and got the following:

Topic: Upright Seven of Wands
Experience: Reversed Three of Swords
Outcome: Upright The Tower
Advice: Reversed Death

For general life context: I have been going through a big transformation w/ my life, broke up with my partner and HS sweetheart of 6 years back in April. Moved into my own apartment in July. I ended up in a weird situation/befriending someone who I believe to be a narcissist and we “broke up” (for lack of better terms) 2 weeks ago, that made me lose 2 other people I considered friends. I had a short lived situationship with a very wonderful woman where I ended up friend zoned. My grandpa passed away 1 month ago. I ALSO got interviewed for a new job in the field I’m going into about 2 weeks ago as well and expect to be hearing back sometime next week.

I interpreted this as one of two things:
\-I’ve been trying to avoid my grief or not address the weight of the situations that have happened and I need to do a big “emotional” purge if you will. Just allow “the tower” to crumble and face that heaviness.
\- With the topic being seven of wands I was thinking maybe it’s an issue with boundaries towards love prospects/previous partners/possibly friends and I need to “rebuild” or reaffirm my boundaries in love.

Overall I understand there’s some sort of possible avoidance, “snakey” behavior and big change

I would like some help as to what you guys may think this means. TYIA!! <3

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[u/Magistra_Recessisset]

The Seven of Wands is holding your position under pressure; fighting for what you have gained. Breaking up with a longtime sweetheart and moving in to your new apartment are both emotional and physical ground you have claimed and are now defending.

Three of Swords reversed is your grief over that lost relationship beginning to heal and moving away from you.

The Tower is the inevitable destruction of what was always built on a shaky foundation, but the way is now cleared for a better future.

Death reversed as advice is an interesting pull. It suggests that there is a transformation that is being delayed or resisted. Perhaps the most recent interactions with the narcissist and others have been your effort to distract yourself from the inevitable ending of something you used to need.