Six of Swords
Upright
Ferried to calmer waters. Transition, moving on, leaving trouble behind.
transition · moving on · leaving trouble behind
Reversed
Stuck in transition; baggage carried along; resistance to change.
stuck in transition · baggage carried along · resistance to change
In astrology
Six of Swords is Mercury in Aquarius ♒︎ — the second ten degrees of the sign, roughly 30 January – 8 February. Mercury brings thought, speech, exchange; Aquarius is fixed air.
In the Celtic Cross
Where Six of Swords falls changes what it says. In the present it names the atmosphere you are in; as the crossing card it shows what lies over the matter; at the foundation it is the root of the situation; in the outcome it is the road ahead if nothing changes. Read the ten positions, or lay a spread and see where it appears.
Draw this card for yourself
Where it falls is what it means. Lay a spread and see whether Six of Swords turns up — and in which position.