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Six of Swords Tarot Card Meaning

Six of Swords belongs to the suit of Swords — the air suit of the mind, truth and conflict. Upright it speaks of transition, moving on, calmer waters; reversed, of resistance to move, unfinished business. Below — the original 1911 meaning by A. E. Waite, the card's archetype and its astrological correspondence.

Six of Swords tarot card — hand-illustrated Lunara deck
Minor Arcana · SwordsAirMercury in Aquarius

Upright meaning

“Journey by water, route, way, envoy, commissionary, expedient”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: transition, moving on, calmer waters, passage, gradual change.

Reversed meaning

“Declaration, confession, publicity; one account says that it is a proposal of love”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: resistance to move, unfinished business, return to old patterns.

The archetype

In the language of the thinking function (discrimination, conflict and truth — the air of the mind): harmony restored — exchange between conscious and unconscious.

Astrology

Decan: Mercury in Aquarius. Air triplicity (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius).

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