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Six of Swords

Minor Arcana swords

Represents moving away from difficulty toward a more peaceful future.

Transition movement passage escape moving on.

✨ Upright Meaning

Moving to calmer waters, recovery, escape, leaving troubles behind, transition.

Stuck in the past, travel delays, inability to move on, confusion.

A literal or emotional move; things are slowly improving; journey.

Moving to a better job; transitioning to a new company or role.

Leaving a toxic relationship; moving forward after a relationship loss.

Slow but steady recovery; moving away from an unhealthy environment.

A transition in belief systems; leaving an old spiritual path.

Reversed: Stuck in the past, travel delays, inability to move on, confusion.

Reversed work meaning - challenges or blockages in: moving to a better job; transitioning to a new company or role.

Reversed love meaning - difficulties in: leaving a toxic relationship; moving forward after a relationship loss.

Reversed health meaning - caution regarding: slow but steady recovery; moving away from an unhealthy environment.

Reversed spirituality - disconnection from: a transition in belief systems; leaving an old spiritual path.