Minor Arcana · Wands · fire
Six of Wands
Six of Wands in tarot is a card of victory, recognition and triumph.
Key meanings
- victory
- recognition
- triumph
- earned success
- self-respect
Six of Wands upright
Victory and recognition: an earned success that others can see too.
The shadow side
Measuring your worth by how loud the applause of others is.
Six of Wands reversed
Recognition runs late or slips away: self-doubt, wounded pride, a quiet fall.
Six of Wands as the card of the day
Today is your day to be seen, and what you poured yourself into is bringing recognition. Take these laurels plainly, without the usual 'oh, it was nothing.' You made it here, and that truly is worth lifting your head for.
The question this card asks
Could you feel this victory as your own even if no one else had seen it?
Six of Wands: yes or no?
yes
Six of Wands rides in wearing the laurel. Victory and recognition. Yes.
Between a flat yes and a flat no the deck keeps three steps, and this fire card takes yes.
One card only leans on a closed question, and here it leans through its theme of victory. Pull your own card →
Every card is a mirror, not a verdict. Walk the other arcana and listen to what they say together.
✦ See all 56 Minor ArcanaFAQ
Does Six of Wands (fire) count as a good card or a bad one?
There is no bad card in the deck. This one speaks about victory and recognition, and how gentle or harsh that sounds depends on your question and on the way the card lands. Scaring you is not my job.
Major or minor: where does Six of Wands sit, and why is fire its element?
Minor, suit of Wands (fire). The minors describe routine and the majors the thresholds, and routine in this card runs on fire.
In the suit of fire, which cards frame Six of Wands?
The suit puts Five of Wands on one side of it and Seven of Wands on the other. Fourteen cards from Ace to King, and fire is the thread through them.
What does Six of Wands (fire) mean upright and reversed?
Set the right way up, the card speaks of victory and recognition without a mute on it. Upside down it reads as the same thing withheld, and fire is what is being withheld.