Six of Swords: tarot card meaning
Six of Swords is card 6 in the suit of Swords, associated with the element of Air. Drawn upright it speaks of harmony, thought, clarity; reversed, of mental fog, indecision.
Upright meaning
harmony, thought, clarity
A passage toward calmer water -- leaving difficulty behind and moving, however slowly, into better conditions.
Reversed meaning
mental fog, indecision
A transition that feels stuck or a baggage that keeps travelling with you -- the crossing is unfinished.
The suit of Swords belongs to Air and to thought, conflict and clarity.
In a three-card reading
In the past position Six of Swords describes the current that carried you to where you are; in the present position, what is most alive in the situation now; in the future position, the direction things tend toward if nothing changes. A reading weighs it against the other two cards rather than on its own.
Questions
What does Six of Swords mean upright?
A passage toward calmer water -- leaving difficulty behind and moving, however slowly, into better conditions.
What does Six of Swords mean reversed?
A transition that feels stuck or a baggage that keeps travelling with you -- the crossing is unfinished.