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Six of Wands: tarot card meaning
Keywords: Harmony and generosity · fire. Flow returns to passion, drive and creative fire. Give, receive and remember sweeter days.
Upright meaning
Flow returns to passion, drive and creative fire. Give, receive and remember sweeter days.
Reversed meaning
Stuck in the past, or giving with strings attached, in passion, drive and creative fire.
The suit and the number
Wands (also called rods or staves) are the suit of fire: what drives you, what excites you, and the projects you pour yourself into. Its element is fire, and the fire signs of the zodiac are Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.
Sixes restore harmony after the struggle of the Five. So the Six of Wands is harmony and generosity applied to passion, ambition, energy and creativity.
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 Wands: questions
What does Six of Wands mean upright?
Flow returns to passion, drive and creative fire. Give, receive and remember sweeter days.
What does Six of Wands mean reversed?
Stuck in the past, or giving with strings attached, in passion, drive and creative fire.
Is Six of Wands a yes or no card?
Tarot isn't a yes/no oracle, but readers who use it that way usually read Six of Wands upright as a gentle yes and reversed as 'wait'. Treat it as a prompt for reflection.
What element is Six of Wands?
Six of Wands belongs to the suit of Wands, linked with fire and with passion, ambition, energy and creativity. In astrology the fire signs are Aries, Leo and Sagittarius.