Six of Wands: tarot card meaning

Six of Wands is card 6 in the suit of Wands, associated with the element of Fire. Drawn upright it speaks of harmony, passion, initiative; reversed, of passion blocked, stalled action.

Upright meaning

harmony, passion, initiative

Recognition and a win -- you are being seen for your efforts and it is a moment to accept the praise.

Reversed meaning

passion blocked, stalled action

Praise withheld, or success hollowed by ego -- stay humble and seek the win that matters within.

The suit of Wands belongs to Fire and to passion, initiative and growth.

In a three-card reading

In the past position Six of Wands 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.