The Six of Wands Yes or No: Yes, and Publicly

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Six of Wands is a yes with a laurel wreath. Here is how I read it for yes or no questions, upright and reversed, and why the reversal is a no about a fall from favour.

If you want the short answer, the Six of Wands is a yes. In a yes or no draw the upright card says the thing you are asking about will succeed and be recognised. It is a yes about victory, and it is a yes that other people will see.

This is a card of yes as a procession. The rider has the wreath. The crowd is already cheering.

Is the Six of Wands a yes or a no?

Upright, I read the Six of Wands as a yes. Reversed, I read it as a no. My free yes or no tarot draw uses the Major Arcana only, so if you want a quick draw, use that; these Minor Arcana values are the ones I apply when a full deck is in play.

Tina Gong's the Six of Wands guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with victory, success, public recognition and progress. Brigit Esselmont's yes or no tarot overview at Biddy Tarot notes that readers assign yes and no values differently, which is true, and it is why I state mine rather than pretend there is one correct table.

Why the upright card reads this way

I read the Six of Wands as yes because the card is about winning and being seen to win: the laurel, the white horse, the raised wands of the crowd. When a question is about whether something will succeed, whether you will be chosen, whether the result will go your way, the Six says yes.

The yes is public. If the question was about something private, the Six of Wands answers that it will succeed and that the success will be known, which is sometimes more than was wanted.

The Six of Wands reversed as yes or no

Reversed, I read the Six of Wands as a no. The reversal describes a fall from favour, success that goes unrecognised, egotism that costs the win, or a result announced that is not the one hoped for.

If you drew the Six of Wands reversed, ask whether the question was about winning or about being seen to win. The no is often to the second, and the first may still be possible.

The Six of Wands yes or no in a love question

In a love question, the Six of Wands is a yes to being chosen, to a relationship you can be proud of, to a public step like an announcement or an introduction. Reversed, it is a no to a relationship that is mostly about appearances, or to a person who wants you for what you signal rather than for who you are.

The Six of Wands yes or no for work and money

For work and money, the Six of Wands is a strong yes to the promotion, the award, the win, the result going your way. It is one of the best cards for exam and interview questions. Reversed, it is a no to the recognition you expected, and a warning about overconfidence before the result is in.

When a yes or no draw is the wrong tool

The Six of Wands answers questions about success and recognition. It is a poor card for questions about depth or private contentment, which it answers with a crowd. A single card answers a single, well-formed question. If the question is really three questions, or is about another person's choices, a yes or no draw will give you a confident answer to the wrong thing. My guide to a one question psychic reading explains how I handle questions that need more than one card.

What to record before drawing again

Keep three short notes: the exact question you asked, what winning would actually look like, and whether you need other people to see it. The third note decides how much the reversal would cost.

For comparison, the Chariot yes or no and the Sun yes or no answer differently. The the Six of Wands card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Six of Wands as timing and the Six of Wands as feelings cover the two other questions people most often ask of it. 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.