Minor Arcana · Swords · VI · Air
Six of Swords — tarot meaning
recovery, passage, help — in thought, truth and conflict
Upright
Passage to calmer water. Leaving trouble behind, carrying what matters.
Reversed
A crossing unfinished — old troubles still in the boat.
Shown from the 1909 William Rider & Sons deck (public domain). A card is read in relation to the question and the cards around it; these meanings are a starting point, not a verdict.