Six of Swords Tarot Card Meaning: Upright, Reversed, Love & Career

Six of Swords (Air, thought, truth and conflict) means transition, moving on, calmer waters. Upright and reversed meaning, in love, in career, and as advice.

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Six of Swords belongs to the suit of Swords, which is about thought, truth and conflict. The six stands for recovery and harmony. Its core themes are transition, moving on, calmer waters. Leaving rough times behind. The passage is slow but it leads somewhere better.

Six of Swords upright meaning

Leaving rough times behind. The passage is slow but it leads somewhere better.

transitionmoving oncalmer waters

Six of Swords reversed meaning

Stuck or resisting change. Carry less baggage.

Six of Swords in love and relationships

Swords focus on communication, honesty and how words land between partners. With transition and moving on in play, this card, recovery and harmony, asks whether that theme is being met honestly in your connections.

Six of Swords in career and money

Swords focus on decisions, strategy, negotiation and clear thinking under pressure. As recovery and harmony, the Six of Swords points to transition as the thing to pay attention to at work.

The suit of Swords

Swords is the suit of air: ideas, communication, decisions and conflict. These cards cut to the truth, for better or worse, and often point to mental patterns.

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Six of Swords stands for transition, moving on, calmer waters. Leaving rough times behind. The passage is slow but it leads somewhere better.

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