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Radiant: Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot-Six of Swords
The Rider-Waite-Smith card focuses on a more prosaic subject than the more Occult Tarot Cards. Hence, the more mundane meaning illustrates the great difficulty of obtaining reward. Waite's card presents the boatman laboriously poling souls across the River of Spirit. The Swords on board just add more to his burden. For in truth, with greater mind, comes greater responsibility. So to add more depth to this card's understanding there is a journey by water implied. Therefore, route, way, envoy, commissary, and expedience are all implied in this card.
In the Hermetic Qabalistic Tarot (such as Thoth Tarot) the Angels of the Decan are: Rehaayal and Yeyezeil . The Six of Swords is influenced by Tiphareth in the Astral World [ Yetzirah].
The air sign of Aquarius, is ruled by Saturn, which tends to stabilize the fleeting qualities of Mercury. The positioning of Mercury in Aquarius, a Mind sign, leads naturally to science and humanitarianism so success is the result of Saturn's work in this aspect. Now the cutting power of Swords is turned toward the positive.
B.O.T.A. Tarot- 6 of Swords
The B.O.T.A. Tarot-6 of Swords, once again shows a mirror reflection of Triangles. Here the Swords form one upright triangle and one upside down triangle as a reflection of the Above on the Below. Hence, "As above so below". The Golden yellow swords represent air, but no representation of water is on this card. However, it's definitions are, victory after strife, success after anxiety, passage from difficulties, a journey by water.
When the six/6 of swords is thrown during an reading, it implies:
- Objective knowledge.
- Justice.
- Understanding.
- Comprehensive perspective.
- Journey by water.
- Success after anxiety.
- Passage from difficulties.
If reversed it implies:
- Confusion because of extreme mental activity producing conflicting thoughts, ambiguity and indecision.
- Mistrust.
- Skepticism.
- Prejudices.
- Publicity.
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