The Six of Swords as Advice: Move On Gently

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Six of Swords as advice asks you to keep crossing. Here is how, and what the reversal says about unfinished business.

If you want the short answer, the Six of Swords as advice says: move on, gently. Leave the rough water behind and keep heading for the calmer shore.

What the Six of Swords advises upright

Tina Gong's the Six of Swords guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with transition, moving on, leaving behind and a gradual change. In an advice position I read those meanings as an instruction: the attitude or action the card is asking of you, rather than a description of what will happen. The Minor Arcana overview at Biddy Tarot is a useful second reference.

Upright, the Six of Swords advises steady transition: make the move, accept help, travel light.

What the Six of Swords is not asking you to do

The Six is not asking you to rush the crossing.

The Six of Swords reversed as advice

Reversed, the Six of Swords as advice says deal with what you are still carrying from the old shore. A reversed card in an advice position is usually pointing at the habit that is getting in your way, not at a punishment.

The Six of Swords as advice in love

In love, the Six of Swords advises moving on from what hurt, quietly and steadily.

The Six of Swords as advice for work and money

For work and money, it advises a gradual change of direction or location. Advice from a card is reflection. For decisions with legal, medical or financial weight, take it to someone qualified as well.

One step to take this week

Name one thing you can leave behind this week, and leave it.

For comparison, the Eight of Cups as advice and Death as advice ask different things of you. The the Six of Swords card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Six of Swords as a yes or no, the Six of Swords as feelings and the Six of Swords as timing cover the other questions people most often ask of it. You can draw a card for yourself with the free daily tarot tool. For a personal interpretation, my guide to an online psychic reading explains how readings work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.