Six of Wands Tarot Card, in its core, represents success achieved by your hard work, ethic, and skills. This card is associated with the fire element, representing the Zodiac signs of Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius, and its season is spring
Six of Wands, being the sixth card of the Wands Suit, carries all the qualities of number 6, which in a psychic reading translates to excitement, advancement, success, reward, reciprocated feelings, relax at the moment, satisfaction, harmony, problem-solving solution or mindset.
Six of Wands Meaning
When drawing tarot cards, usually they are put in a vertical setting, spread on a timeline of the past, present, and future. In this kind of drawing, the Six of Wands may come up upright, as well as reversed. Some psychic readers like to read reversed tarot cards. Some don’t.
Either way, the other tarot cards in the drawing will make up for the way the psychic reader conducts their readings, because a Tarot Card deck is connected to the energy of the psychic reader, so it ‘talks’ to them.
Upright Position
Merging the qualities of number “Six” and the qualities of the “Wands Suit,” the Six of Wands card would represent:
| Being triumphant | Taking home the prize, the award |
| Being victorious | Acknowledgment |
| Being complimented and recognized for your skills | Being carried away by pride or arrogance |
| Being worthy of notice, in the spotlight | Knowing yourself and your abilities |
Reverse Position
In a reverse position, the Six of Wands would mean precisely the opposite of its core qualities, bringing in the drawing:
| Losing | Being at a disadvantage |
| Broken promises | Unsuccessful journey |
| Betrayal by the one you trust | Too pride to see you’re falling |
| Ill-willed |
Horizontal Position
There are also spreads where the tarot cards pulled are placed on vertical as well as horizontal positions. If the Six of Wands would sit in a horizontal position, it means you will have to check your pride.
You may have all the means and potential to win a competition or whatever you are working on, but your ego is standing in your way, and if you don’t control it, this Six of Wands may reverse pretty fast.
Six of Wands – One card pull [Yes or No]
One Card Readings are for when you need a fast, straight to the point answer, you wish not to see the future events or the past events. You just need a specific answer to the question for a present situation that is bothering you. You shuffle the cards, then choose only One Card, or you read the One Card that falls out while you are shuffling. Whichever method you use to pull the card, listed below are some of the questions and answers you may get when you pull the Six of Wands.
Yes or No Answer
Upright Position: If you pull the card in an upright position, it means absolutely Yes, you got this, the prize is yours.
Reversed Position: If you pull the card in a reversed position, it also means Yes, but you still have to work around your arrogant ways and be humble.
For a Yes or No answer, the Six of Wands represents Yes, as a card of the Cups Suit.
Six of Wands – Love and Relationships
If your question would be how someone sees you or feels about you, how the relationship is going, or where it will be in a year, the Six of Wands is a great card to pull.
Upright Position
If you pull the Six of Wands upright, depending on the situation, it may mean that your crush will be choosing you, they do see you as their knight in shining armor. You are someone to be trusted, and when they are with you, they feel supported, protected, cherished, and want to be part of your successes.
What not to do?
It advises you to shut up once in a while and listen to what your partner has to say. Maybe you are so proud of yourself being a good lover and providing for your partner and family, that you do not see all the other ways they need your support, your time, and attention.
Maybe your partner needs some help around the house, or they need you to take on another job so you can cover financial responsibilities for some time. Perhaps they need you to show up at family events or protect them against adversaries, like heated debates or bad jokes from your friends or family circle. Sure, they can stand up for themselves, but they also need you to do that sometimes. Show your loyalty.
Reverse Position (Love and Relationships)
If you pull the Six of Wands, reversed, it means you and your partner are not finding common ground. They may even see you as someone to not be trusted, or your partner may have betrayed your trust in some way, not necessarily cheating, but for example, not keeping the promise to keep that secret you told them. The ego may be getting in the way, and may even mean that you don’t see each other as reliable anymore.
Six of Wands – Finance, Business and Career
Six of Wands upright means that you may just be the employee of the month. Not only will you be paid well, but you are most certainly your boss’s favorite one. If you have been working hard, struggling with criticism, or just your job responsibilities, this is the time when you shine, and you will take the prize home.
You will receive recognition and compliments on your skills. Those who did not notice until that very moment will pay more attention. You may become the hero in your line of work.
If you own your own business, it indicates good times for you and your finances because you may make it to the top chart of favorite bloggers, vendors, artists, doctors, or whatever your field is. As we would say on the current social media slang, you are the influencer.
What not to do?
It advises you to put your ego aside. You may have become too full of yourself, but you still need to perfect your skills. In a business setting, the Six of Wands advises you not to fool yourself into being the one that makes it all work. Not only is your ego blinding you, but you may not be at the position you want yet. You may have a long way to go before you reach those financial goals and recognition you desire.
If you have a victory, claim it and celebrate it. You don’t have to dim your light because you may make others feel nervous or bad. That’s their problem. Sometimes, if you don’t clap for yourself, no one will do it for you. Sometimes you have to amp yourself up.
Reverse Position (Business and Finance)
If Six of Wands comes out reversed, you may have just failed, or you are about to fail badly. This does not necessarily mean it will be your fault, but you will lose your credibility. Suddenly, you may find yourself at a disadvantage, either caused by you or by someone that betrayed your trust. Don’t let your pride get in the way, but work on getting back at the top.
Six of Wands – Timing
When will something happen answer?
If it is a question that involves around the timing of an event and you pull the Six of Wands, this would mean that whatever you desire or wonder about will manifest pretty soon. How soon is that? It would be kind of complicated because it would mean springtime, of a Zodiac Sign season Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius.
It would also be counted in days or months, which would mean one month later, or around the 6th, 15h, 24th of the upcoming month.
The way you want to interpret this is keeping in mind that whatever you are asking about is coming pretty soon. From there, you would figure out the time. For example, if it is summertime when you are doing the reading, it would not indicate that your desire will manifest in spring. The highest possibility is that it would manifest during Leo Season or the upcoming month.
Other times that is much easier than that because you are pulling the number “Six” it would mean in 6 days, in 6 weeks, or 6 months. In Tarot or any other divination works, it is rare to foretell the future in years because the choices we make along the way alter that future a lot.
Six of Wands – The Message Answer
Sometimes, we don’t have a specific question. We just want to know how our day will look like, or how we should approach the day ahead. This reading is best performed in the morning, so you form an idea of what that day will bring you.
Upright
Upright, The Six of Wands, would foretell a day that will bring you victories, big or small ones. You may hear words of appreciation for the first time from someone you didn’t even know was watching you, or you may do well in a test you are taking that day. It would also advise you to stand up for yourself or significant in your skills.
Reversed
If you pull the Six of Wands in reverse, it foretells a blue day, one that you may feel like a loser, low self-confidence, or you may find out the story of a betrayal which may hit hard even if you were expecting it.
Six of Wands – Cards Combinations
In a psychic reading, there are at least six cards drawn, and each tarot card’s meaning is interpreted along with the other cards, always bearing in mind the first question upon which the reading is conducted and aims to give answers. A psychic will see the tarot cards in a symbiotic relationship with one another, never try to read them one by one, but the whole drawing as a whole.
That’s why it is essential to have a look at how the Six of Wands communicates with the other Tarot Cards. Taking into account, there are 78 Tarot Cards in a deck. We will have a look at how the Six of Wands would be interpreted and affect the outcome of the reading in the light of Suits.
Interaction with the Cup Suits
The Cup Suits represent emotions, feelings, relationships, and contract-ships. If we were to draw the Six of Wands with a tarot card from the Cup Suits, you might be just the hero that your partner wants, your family needs, and your friends rely on. You may have a good circle of friends or family that support you and with whom you may share your victories.
Interaction with the Pentacles Suits
The Six of Wands and the Pentacles Suit is a perfect combination for your finances, business, or work environment. This spread would mean that you are much appreciated in your work environment, or if you own your company and you are the boss, your services are needed. They acknowledge you as a professional to be trusted, be it either your buyers, your audience, or your colleagues and boss.
Interaction with the Swords Suits
The Swords Suit gets its share of being a negative suit, where most of the cards represent anxiety, failure, walking away. The Swords Suit along with the Six of Wands would foretell a victory over your worries, your anxiety, or depression, you will be burning down the blockages, winning over enemies, not necessarily destroying them, but it may mean that you make friends out of them. Whatever the situation is, you will make the best out of it.
Interaction with the Wands Suits
The Six of Wands, along with another card of the Wands Suit, means that whatever you are striving for, you will know success. You have to be confident in yourself and not accept limitations, especially those put by others. Whatever path you choose, including new ventures, you will have the approval that you need to pull it off. Be it emotional support or even financial support. Someone will provide you the means to accomplish it. This support may come from the right people, tools, or place that syncs it together.
Overall, the Six of Wands, either by itself or pulled in a tarot card draw, is a card that foretells success, victories, appreciation, self-confidence, perfected skills, and abilities.
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