Six of Swords, Rider-Waite-Smith

Minor Arcana · Swords · Air

Six of Swords meaning

transition · journey · relief

Upright

You leave troubled waters behind for calmer shores.

Reversed

Emotional baggage, a difficult transition.

Correspondences

Astrology
☿♒Mercury in Aquarius
Element
Air
Yes or no
Maybe

Symbols

The boat
transition
The calm water ahead
peace to come
The veiled passengers
the sorrow you carry along

Upright

Reversed

transition, departure, calmer waters, travel

General

resistance, emotional baggage, turning back

turning the page, moving on

Love

going back, clinging to the past

job change, transition

Career

stagnation, refusing change

improvement, things settling down

Finances

ongoing difficulties

relief, gentle melancholy

Feelings

nostalgia, resistance

move on, leave

Actions

let go of the past

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