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Six of Swords
transitionmoving onmental recoveryleaving behind
A ferryman carries passengers across still water, six swords standing in the boat. The passengers are leaving difficulty behind, heading toward something calmer.
Upright Meaning
Moving away from a difficult situation toward calmer waters. The journey is not exciting — it is quiet and necessary. You are leaving something behind, and that is the right thing to do.
Reversed Meaning
Unable to move on from a situation that has ended. Carrying baggage from the past into new territory. Or a transition that keeps getting delayed.
Associations
Arcana
Minor
Suit
Swords
Element
Air
Zodiac / Planet
Mercury in Aquarius
Number
6