Six of Swords
Minor Arcana · Swords

Six of Swords

KeywordsLeaving trouble behind, movement, transition

The picture · Bright face · Shadow · Way through

Every card has four faces: what the picture shows, the bright face it turns when the situation supports it, the shadow when the same root is overdone or stuck, and the way through that the picture itself draws.

The picture

A ferryman poles two passengers toward calmer water

Bright face

Passage out of rough water; things easing

Shadow

Eyes still on the shore left behind

Way through

The water ahead is smoother — and the oar is already moving

As your card of the day

If Six of Swords is the first card you draw today, the day leans toward “Passage out of rough water; things easing”. When it tips toward “Eyes still on the shore left behind”, remember the way the picture draws: The water ahead is smoother — and the oar is already moving.

Read Waite's 1911 text and the correspondences

Auspira is for entertainment and self-reflection. The cards are a mirror that shows the present from another angle; they do not predict the future and are no substitute for medical, legal, financial, or psychological advice.