There are many reasons why people might lie, or hide the truth. You may be afraid to be yourself. It may not be safe to tell the whole truth. The Seven of Swords is about what you – or someone else – is/are hiding or holding back, and asks you to consider why.
This card can be about straight-up dishonesty or theft. Underhand tactics or sneaky behaviour. It shines a light on areas of our lives where dishonesty is present, asking us to confront them, to deal with whatever is going on.
Melissa Caddick allegedly swindled her clients out of an eye watering $23 million dollars, misappropriating investor money of family and friends to fund a lavish lifestyle, buying luxury items including jewellery, watches, designer clothing and shoes.
In the image below Caddick is seen enjoying the good life. She looks very like the Nine of Pentacles as she shows off a designer gown and sapphire and diamond jewellery estimated to be worth $100,00.
Of course the thing about the Seven of Swords, or the Nine of Pentacles for that matter, that is prudent to remember, is that things can change very quickly. Caddick’s world came crashing down when the ASIO came investigating. She vanished just hours after the Australian Federal Police and Australian Securities and Investments Commission raided the home. She was declared dead four months after her disappearance in February 2021 when a decaying foot was found on a beach 400km south of Sydney.
Designer clothing, art, luxury goods and jewellery belonging to Caddick have since been sold for $860,000 at auctions in Sydney.
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