Six of Swords tarot card from the Rider-Waite-Smith deck

Minor Arcana · Suit of Swords

Six of Swords Tarot Card Meaning

Upright meaning

The Six of Swords symbolizes transition, recovery, and moving toward calmer mental space. The boat journey reflects leaving turbulence behind. This card represents gradual improvement through passage.

Reversed meaning

The Six of Swords reversed reflects difficulty moving on, lingering turbulence, or transition that meets resistance. Symbolically, it represents being pulled between past and future.

Tarot, built around you. Readings written just for you, practices to go deeper, and a running thread of your story over time.