About the Card
English Name(s)
The Six of Swords
Correspondences
- Grand Etteilla: Card Number 58
Image Description
Six curved swords form an almond shape, with three on each side. The swords have black blades with red tips, and a middle section decorated in gold with blue or green. Pink ribbons are woven through the swords at the top and the bottom. A gold plate covers each of the places where the swords cross, at the top and the bottom. The upper plate has a picture of a Harlequin pointing a finger up and to the right. The lower plate has a picture of a Harlequin in profile waving his hand.
Meanings
Upright
Route, path, way, road, step, walk, promenade, means, medium, manner, fashion, expedient, race, career, delivery, send, broker.
Reversed
Declaration, publication, proclamation, poster, bill, publicity, notoriety, conspicuousness, authenticity, permit, license, denunciation, approval, denotation, designation, knowledge, discovery, unveiling, revelation, vision, apparition, appearance, confession, avowal, admission, profession.