#six of swords

[incendavery]

mental transition; coming out of a depression; releasing emotional baggage

[unhelpfultarot]

Six of Swords and Seven of Swords reversed

You were sure you'd pulled it off flawlessly, until you heard the quiet splash behind you.

[kathrenax]

[comparativetarot]

Six of Swords. Art by Relie Whisper, from The Hedge Maze Tarot.

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My interpretation of the six of swords🪾✨

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[numinously-yours]

Pick a Cat: Are you on the right path?

Want some insights on the path you're on? Unsure if you're going the right way? This reading is for you! I used my cat decks to ask these questions:

Are you on the right path?

What is helping you on this path?

Is there anything slowing you down?

What are your next steps?

Choose a kitty from above and find your group below!

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Are you on the right path? King of Coins & Knight of Wands

You are TOTALLY on the right path, group 1, and nothing can slow you down. You can feel confident in where you are and where you are headed. You have the tools to make your vision a reality. Your potential is limitless.

What is helping you? Eight of Swords

This one is interesting because, typically, the eight of swords indicates a victim mentality, confusion, and feeling trapped. However, in your context, I think that it is saying that keeping yourself to a strict set of rules has been helping you stay on this path. You may have been tempted to call it quits but you haven’t let yourself and that is great.

Is anything slowing you donw? The World

Getting this card in addition to your King of Coins & Knight of Wands only reiterates that nothing can slow you down at this point. I can’t even get myself to find a hidden meaning!

Next steps? Five of Coins reversed

It looks like your next steps are to boost back your finances. Maybe your path has something to do with getting a new job or making some investments. You did what you needed to do, but don’t get too hasty with the money you’ll be bringing in. Put some aside to keep you comfortable and ready for your next big thing 😊

Are you on the right path? Six of Swords

Right now, the answer is unknown. This is an answer where “no news is good news”. It sounds like the path you’re asking about is fairly new, so the next few questions should help you understand how you can make this path the right path. 

What is helping you? Three of Coins reversed

You have stopped waiting for others to be ready and decided to just GO. Keep this up!! You can always ask for help where it’s needed, but this path is going to be most successful if you continue to work for yourself, listen to your own gut, and make things happen cause you CAN.

Will anything slow you down? Four of Cups reversed

NOT asking for help may slow you down. If there are times that you feel overwhelmed and think “But D told me to do this on my own!” remember that you are human and humans need others. You CAN ask for advice, assistance, and company – just make sure the decisions you’re making are in your best interest.

How to move forward? Ten of Wands reversed & Three of Swords

It reallllly seems like that is what you’re struggling with as you move forward – how to balance your own needs with the needs of others. Don’t be afraid to break some hearts. People may be disappointed or frustrated if you don’t take their advice. They may try to make you feel badly about not putting them first. But, don’t set yourself on fire to keep others warm. You are not a bad person for disappointing people you love. Putting yourself first is going to make the world of different, group 2.

Are you on the right path? Queen of Cups

It looks like it 😊 you are in the flow of things, your pace is steady, and you’re listening to your intuition the whole way through.

What is helping you? Nine of Wands reversed

Keep listening to that intuition, group 3! It sounds like you’ve come across obstacles along your journey. These may have made you wonder if this path is the right one. Why would you run into so many things trying to slow you down? As cliché as it sounds, they’re only making you stronger. Continue with your positive self-talk, listening to your heart, and displaying courage. I can feel the manifestations of this journey are soo close for you.

Is anything slowing you down? Six of Wands reversed

You are getting stuck on others’ definition of success. It could be specific people or even society as a whole. Moving along this path with those voices in your head isn’t going to help you – it could be part of why there are so many obstacles getting in the way. How do the obstacles force you to think? Do you get past them because you feel like you have to or because you want to? Can you ignore any of the obstacles and move along based on your own definition of success?

How to move forward? The Empress reversed

Make yourself the priority here. I think that you are trying hard to do this. That is what keeps bringing you back to your intuition. It just feels harder than it should sometimes. Keep trusting yourself. Stand in your power. Take care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. It’s going to help make this obstacles a little smaller.

[owlhousetarot]

Six of Swords: Willow and Amity Begin Reconciling

Upright: Departure, transition, moving on, leaving behind, distance, accepting change, releasing baggage

Reversed: Unfinished business, unresolved tension, trapped, resistance to change, stuck in the past, avoidance

The Six of Swords represents a moment of transition, a movement from one stage of life to the next. The Swords suit deals with matters of the mind, which include one's thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, and memory, as well as conflict and communication. The Six of Swords poses the question: what thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs do you want to carry into the future? How will you let your experiences, good or bad, inform the way you live your life going forward?

Amity and Willow certainly have unaddressed baggage at the beginning of Understanding Willow, and both are actively avoiding addressing it: Willow by putting the photo-memories of Amity "out of sight, out of mind," and Amity a bit more drastically by burning herself out of the memories altogether. This of course backfires on her, as the fire spreads to Willow's other memory-photos and damages Willow's actual memory in the process. This serves as a wake-up call for Amity as well as a microcosm of the state of their relationship: she has caused Willow harm, and must address it or lose Willow forever.

Going into Willow's mind and repairing their happy childhood memories reminds Amity what it's like to have a real friend, and having to confront the manifestation of Willow's rage and hurt makes her reconsider her priorities. She isn't fully ready to forsake her parents, nor does she fully cut ties with her friend group, but she apologizes to Willow, promises to treat her better, and swears to protect her from her friends' cruelty.

Willow and Amity both discover that while they can't quite go back to the way things used to be between them, they can't simply bury their past friendship and pretend it didn't exist, either. While damaging Willow's memory was dangerous and irresponsible of Amity, it gave them the opportunity to communicate with each other and decide whether and how to move forward. In the end, Willow decides that she wants to carry her memories of Amity with her into the future, so they have a chance to create new ones together.

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