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Tarot Six of Swords

The Six of Swords
The Lord of Earned Success
Numerical Value: 6

Key Words for Tarot card - Six of Swords

• So without
• As within
• Transition
• Journey
• Assistance
• Determination
• Bridge over troubled waters
• Easing of stress
• Understanding
• Insight
• Pulling up stakes
• Passage

The slough of despond is a very good name given for the six of swords. Sometimes this card represents a dull and a listless state. Nothing is seriously wrong, but nothing is absolutely right either. You're getting by, but not really thriving. In the picture the figures in the boat seem disengaged and sad. Life is indeed uninteresting for us when we feel the blues.

In a more positive vein, the tarot six of swords can indicate recovery which may be physiological or psychological. This is especially true when you have just experienced a psychological blow or a tough time. During the crisis, you felt disconnected and numb; nothing mattered at all. Now you are beginning to heal and pick up the pieces of your life that had scattered. The travelers in our boat are moving forward. They are headed toward a new place, even if they don't seem to be not yet ready to eagerly embrace those shores. In fact, the Six of Swords can indicate moves of all kinds which may also include travel. This could mean an actual change of scene, trip or relocation, but not necessarily. A journey can also take place on the inner planes as we move from one imperative frame of mind to another.

Although the six of swords is a card that does not promise great happiness, it also avoids the depths of great despair. A slough is just not a bottomless pit, but simply a depression or a hollow. When you see this card appearing in the middle of a reading, know that for sure that even though the situation is not ideal, you are moving toward a more positive situation. Change is definitely in the air, and new hopeful conditions lie ahead of you.