Six of Swords tarot card meaning

  • Minor Arcana · Swords
  • adaptation
  • adjustments
  • science
  • travel
Six of Swords tarot card

Leaving quietly, taking the grief along.

Six of Swords upright

  • Making the best of a bad situation
  • Recovering from defeat
  • Resetting expectations
  • Making allowances for unexpected circumstances
  • Helping others who find themselves in dire circumstances
  • Changing the way you see the world
  • Broadening your perspective through study or travel

Six of Swords reversed

  • Refusing to accept that things have changed
  • Playing the victim
  • Rejecting the idea that your actions have consequences
  • Applying scientific criteria to matters of faith, or confusing faith with science
  • Believing the whole world should be like your small corner of it

Six of Swords as a prediction

  • You'll soon go on a long journey over water
  • Actions have unexpected consequences, so be prepared