Six of Swords
You are leaving difficulty behind and moving toward calmer waters.
Upright Meaning
The Six of Swords represents transition, travel, recovery, and moving away from difficulty. It suggests a passage from one state to another, often through a quiet or necessary change.
Reversed Meaning
Reversed, the Six of Swords points to confession, declaration, publicity, or something becoming known. It can suggest that movement is delayed until truth is spoken or brought into the open.
Symbolism
The ferryman carrying passengers toward the far shore symbolizes transition, migration, leaving the old place, and seeking a calmer state.
The passage is calm and the burden is not excessive, suggesting that the process is heavy but bearable.
The card represents route, journey, transfer, commission, and movement accomplished through an intermediary.
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