The Six of Swords as How Someone Sees You: Moving On

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Six of Swords as how someone sees you means they see the boat crossing. Here is what the picture includes, upright and reversed.

If you want the short answer, the Six of Swords as how someone sees you means they see you as moving on: leaving something difficult, quieter than you were, heading toward calmer water. It is a respectful and slightly sad picture. Whether they see themselves on your far shore is the question.

This is you in the ferry crossing to the far bank. They see you leaving rough water. They may wonder if they are part of what you are leaving.

The Six of Swords upright as how someone sees you

Tina Gong's the Six of Swords guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with transition, moving on, leaving behind and a gradual change. When the card lands in a position that asks how someone sees you, I read those meanings as the image the person holds of you, which is not the same as who you are and not the same as what they feel. the Six of Swords as feelings covers what they feel; the Six of Swords as intentions covers what they plan. This page covers the picture. The general card meanings at Biddy Tarot are a useful second reference.

Upright, I read the Six of Swords as a person who sees you as in transition, steadier than before and still carrying something.

What I would not read into it is that they see you as gone. A crossing is a middle, not an end.

What the card does not tell you

The card does not confirm whether they see themselves in the boat, on the old shore, or on the new one. No card lets a reader see inside another person's head. What a card can do is describe the kind of image that fits the person's behaviour toward you, and give you something to check against how they actually treat you.

The Six of Swords reversed as how someone sees you

Reversed, the Six of Swords as how someone sees you means they see you as stuck mid-crossing, or pulled back to what you were leaving.

In your own question, ask whether you have actually moved on in their eyes, or only said you have. A reversed card here is a prompt to notice whether the picture the person holds has gone sour or gone wrong, not a verdict on you.

The Six of Swords as how an ex sees you

Asked how an ex sees you, the Six of Swords suggests they see you as having moved on, and may feel relief or loss about it. My guide to asking a psychic whether an ex will come back explains what a reading can and cannot say about that question.

The Six of Swords as how a new person sees you

For someone new, this card means they see you as having come through something. Let them in on the crossing if you want them on the far shore.

How to check the picture against reality

Look at whether the person speaks about your past with care. That care is the picture.

What to record before drawing again

Keep three short notes: the question you asked, what you are leaving behind, and whether this person is on the boat.

For comparison, the Eight of Cups as how someone sees you and Death as how someone sees you describe different pictures. The the Six of Swords card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Six of Swords as a yes or no and the Six of Swords as timing cover the other questions people most often ask of it. For a personal interpretation, my guide to a love psychic reading online explains how I work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.