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Six of Wands Tarot Card Meaning

Six of Wands belongs to the suit of Wands — the fire suit of will, creativity and ambition. Upright it speaks of victory, recognition, public praise; reversed, of fall from grace, ego. Below — the original 1911 meaning by A. E. Waite, the card's archetype and its astrological correspondence.

Six of Wands tarot card — hand-illustrated Lunara deck
Minor Arcana · WandsFireJupiter in Leo

Upright meaning

“The card has been so designed that it can cover several significations; on the surface, it is a victor triumphing, but it is also great news, such as might be carried in state by the King's courier; it is expectation crowned with its own desire, the crown of hope, and so forth”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: victory, recognition, public praise, success, pride.

Reversed meaning

“Apprehension, fear, as of a victorious enemy at the gate; treachery, disloyalty, as of gates being opened to the enemy; also indefinite delay”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: fall from grace, ego, private success, disappointment.

The archetype

In the language of the intuition function (will, vision and desire — the fire of becoming): harmony restored — exchange between conscious and unconscious.

Astrology

Decan: Jupiter in Leo. Fire triplicity (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius).

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