Six of Swords
The 6 of Swords symbolizes stabilization and ordering of previously unbridled or destructive energy, linked to solar clarity, order, and life force. In the realm of Swords (air and the rational mind), this solar influence brings clarity and knowledge and prompts a search for truth and harmony between mind and nature. The card emphasizes objectivity, understanding, intelligence, and may herald sudden blazing insights or unconventional solutions. Its imagery—six books stamped with a sword publisher's symbol—points to esoteric and air-related practices and knowledge such as runes, levitation, astrology, arithmancy, and air itself.
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Correspondences
Mercury in Aquarius
Keywords
Science, the search for the truth, understanding, intelligence, harmony of mind and nature, holistic insight
Meaning
The 6s stabilize and order the unbridled and sometimes destructive energy of the 5s and are associated with the sun, with clarity, order and energy of life.
Meaning (continued)
In the area of the swords (air and rational mind) solar energy gives clarity and knowledge. We search for the truth, strive for harmony of mind and nature, for objectivity, understanding and intelligence. The card may signify sudden blazing insights and unconventional solutions to problems.
Exploring the Card
For the image of the card we see six books with the publisher's symbol of a sword to give the six swords for the card. The books cover magic practices that have to do with air, speech, ratio and the sky: runes, levitation, astrology, arithmancy and air itself.
Visual Description
A vertical row of thick books stands on a shelf, their spines bearing titles such as "LEVITATION CHARMS", "ANCIENT RUNES", "LIBER AERIS" and a dark volume labelled "Advanced Arithmancy" with a Roman numeral III. Small sword or dagger emblems are stamped along the lower edges of several spines and decorative glyphs appear between the books. Flowing, ribbon-like swirls and stylized ornamental lines move across and around the books, and a small glyph appears at the top center of the image. At the bottom border the card is titled "6 Knowledge" and a triple-wave-like symbol is visible above the caption.
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