Tarot · Minor Arcana · Swords
Six of Swords
- crossing over
- transition
- toward calm
- being accompanied
Key facts
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana
- Suit
- Swords
- Number
- 6
- Numerology
- 6 (The Adjustment: cooperation, collaboration, interaction)
- Keywords
- crossing over, transition, toward calm, being accompanied
Six of Swords upright
The Six of Swords shows a boat drifting gently away from a turbulent shore toward calmer waters. You may be leaving a heavy stretch behind, and even if you don’t know everything about the other shore yet, you sense you’re heading the right way. This passage asks for patience: you don’t move fast, but you truly move. Just leaving is already a relief your body recognizes.
Six of Swords reversed
Reversed, the Six of Swords speaks of a departure that hesitates, one foot still planted on the old shore. Maybe you know you need to move on, but something is holding you back. The way out isn’t to tear it all away at once, but to let yourself climb aboard, even with a little sadness in your bags. You can carry your memories without staying a prisoner of the old riverbank.
A question to sit with
Toward which calmer waters would you like, gently, to let yourself be carried?
Frequently asked questions about Six of Swords
- What does Six of Swords mean upright?
- The Six of Swords shows a boat drifting gently away from a turbulent shore toward calmer waters. You may be leaving a heavy stretch behind, and even if you don’t know everything about the other shore yet, you sense you’re heading the right way. This passage asks for patience: you don’t move fast, but you truly move. Just leaving is already a relief your body recognizes.
- What does Six of Swords mean reversed?
- Reversed, the Six of Swords speaks of a departure that hesitates, one foot still planted on the old shore. Maybe you know you need to move on, but something is holding you back. The way out isn’t to tear it all away at once, but to let yourself climb aboard, even with a little sadness in your bags. You can carry your memories without staying a prisoner of the old riverbank.