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Six of Swords: tarot card meaning
Keywords: Harmony and generosity · air. Flow returns to thought, truth and communication. Give, receive and remember sweeter days.
Upright meaning
Flow returns to thought, truth and communication. Give, receive and remember sweeter days.
Reversed meaning
Stuck in the past, or giving with strings attached, in thought, truth and communication.
The suit and the number
Swords are the suit of air: the mind, decisions, words and the hard truths that cut through confusion. Its element is air, and the air signs of the zodiac are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.
Sixes restore harmony after the struggle of the Five. So the Six of Swords is harmony and generosity applied to thought, truth, conflict and communication.
Questions to reflect on
- Where in my life does "harmony and generosity" feel true right now?
- What would the upright meaning ask me to do this week?
- If the card felt reversed, what is blocking or delaying it?
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Six of Swords: questions
What does Six of Swords mean upright?
Flow returns to thought, truth and communication. Give, receive and remember sweeter days.
What does Six of Swords mean reversed?
Stuck in the past, or giving with strings attached, in thought, truth and communication.
Is Six of Swords a yes or no card?
Tarot isn't a yes/no oracle, but readers who use it that way usually read Six of Swords upright as a gentle yes and reversed as 'wait'. Treat it as a prompt for reflection.
What element is Six of Swords?
Six of Swords belongs to the suit of Swords, linked with air and with thought, truth, conflict and communication. In astrology the air signs are Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.