Description
Overall Concept:
The Six of Swords represents transition, healing, and moving away from difficulty. It symbolizes a journey—often emotional or mental—toward clarity and calmer waters.
Modern Interpretation:
This card encourages you to leave behind what no longer serves you, even if the path forward feels uncertain. It may reflect physical travel, emotional growth, or a period of adjustment. In modern readings, it speaks to quiet recovery, necessary change, and guided movement toward peace.
Traditional Keywords:
Transition, healing, movement, escape, recovery, leaving the past behind
Reversal Possibilities:
Resistance to change, emotional baggage, delays, difficulty moving on, unfinished business