SIX OF SWORDS

• THE BLUES
• RECOVERY
• TRAVEL

• Actions
• Opposing Cards
• Reinforcing Cards
• Description

ACTIONS

• THE BLUES
• experiencing a low-level sadness
• just keeping your head above water
• working to get through the day
• feeling somewhat depressed
• avoiding the lows, but also the highs
• feeling listless
• functioning, but not much more

• RECOVERY
• dealing with the effects of trauma
• getting over a tough time
• picking up the pieces
• starting to cope
• beginning to get your health back
• heading toward a more positive place
• feeling hope again

• TRAVEL
• changing location
• moving from one place to another
• taking a trip
• experiencing a change of scene
• being uprooted
• going on a journey
• entering into a new frame of mind

OPPOSING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Strength - having heart, unshakable resolve
• Sun - vitality, enthusiasm
• Four of Wands - excitement, celebration
• Three of Cups - high spirits, exuberance
• Two of Pentacles - fun

REINFORCING CARDS: Some Possibilities

• Ten of Wands - getting by, struggling along
• Four of Cups - feeling listless, depressed, uncaring
• Five of Cups - sadness
• Eight of Cups - moving on, going on a trip
• Four of Swords - rest, recovery
• Nine of Swords - depression, sadness

DESCRIPTION

The Slough of Despond is a good name for the Six of Swords. Sometimes this card represents a dull, listless state. Nothing is seriously wrong, but nothing is really right either. You're getting by, but not thriving. In the picture the figures in the boat seem sad and disengaged. Life is indeed uninteresting when we feel the blues.

The Six of Swords can indicate recovery. This is especially true when you have just experienced a tough time or psychological blow. During the crisis, you felt numb and disconnected; nothing mattered at all. Now you are beginning to heal and pick up the pieces of your life. The travelers in our boat are at least moving forward.

The Six of Swords can indicate travel and moves of all kinds. This could mean an actual change of scene, relocation or trip, but not necessarily. A journey can also take place on the inner planes as we move from one frame of mind to another.

The Six of Swords does not promise great joy, it also avoids the depths of despair. A slough is not a bottomless pit, but simply a hollow or depression. When you see this card, know that even though the situation is not ideal, you are moving toward a more positive place. Change is in the air, and new, more hopeful conditions lie ahead.

• TAROT CARDS
• TAROT CARDS: SWORDS
• Tarot cards, swords: ace of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: two of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: three of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: four of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: five of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: six of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: seven of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: eight of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: nine of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: ten of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: page of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: knight of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: queen of swords;
• Tarot cards, swords: king of swords;