Card 55 • swords

Six of Swords

Brief Description

The Six of Swords indicates that the apparent solution may be to leave or withdraw from a difficult situation. Sometimes running away is not the right answer, but moving to a safer place can be necessary when situations or relationships cannot be mended. It often represents difficult travel through choppy waters toward parting clouds, encouraging sunshine, and a peaceful place for regrouping and making new plans, and it advises gaining distance to see things clearly. Reversed, it warns of delay, being stuck, or choosing to stay in a bad situation.

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Six of Swords

Divinatory meaning

The only solution to the situation seems to be to run away. That is not always the right answer, but sometimes getting to a safer place is the only option. Some situations are not salvageable and some relationships cannot be mended. Difficult travel through choppy waters may not be easy, but the end result promises parting clouds, encouraging sunshine, and a peaceful place appropriate for regrouping and making new plans.

Advice

Get out of the situation so you can see more clearly what you are dealing with. Only with the benefit of distance will you be able to figure things out.

Reversed

Delay, being stuck, choosing to stay in a bad situation.

Visual Description

A veiled woman with a long braid sits in a small wooden boat, facing away as she rows with a single oar. Six upright swords rise from the water around the boat, their ornate hilts gleaming in the soft light. The scene is painted in pastel sunset colors, with low clouds, distant shorelines, and lotus-like flowers floating on the water. The mood is calm and contemplative, suggesting motion away from the shore.

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✍️ Deck author(s): Barbara Moore, Rann

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