Six of Wands

Meanings according to Rider-Waite:

ASTROLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE: Jupiter in the 10th house as a symbol of success and fame.

SIX OF WANDS The Six of Wands is the card of victory, success, fame, and "public recognition," and from this come joy and satisfaction. To be quite precise, it represents the proclamation of success, the announcement of victory. So in everyday life it may simply mean good news, without any pomp or parade. As a rule, this card shows that our labor and our efforts will be crowned with success. Sometimes this is also an unexpected, "undeserved" success.

From the book: Hajo Banzhaf. THE TAROT HANDBOOK. Translated from German by E. Kolesov. Publisher: Center for Astrological Research, 1999.

SIX OF WANDS Victory The second decan of Leo, from August 3 to August 12. Astrological equivalents: the transition from the Eighth House to the Ninth, the planets Venus and Jupiter. The second decan of Leo symbolizes the fullness of living life and the confident mastery of its material and spiritual riches. This decan is ruled by the social planet Jupiter. The state of triumph is attainable if you have been guided by higher aspirations. With unethical methods, part of the force is inevitably lost. The SIX OF WANDS is not a rotten compromise, but precisely victory after a hard struggle and a well-deserved reward. Respect for cultural achievements and traditions develops inner nobility and unites a person's goal with the tasks of other people, who naturally then become his helpers. In the situation described by this card, it is important not only to show firmness of character, but also to strive to use one's will for joint creation, showing the benevolence characteristic of Leo and elevating one's subjective ideals to universal human ones. Luck and power over others can give a person excessive pride. His sense of superiority can irritate other people, turning them from potential friends into enemies — thereby returning the person to the task of developing self-awareness. A more attentive attitude toward the weak sides of life, on the contrary, opens the way to further heights, helping one to become a conductor of spiritual energies and strengthening his inner power over himself, which is the foundation of outer leadership. The task of this decan is the mastery of powerful energy channels that increase Leo's natural ability to give and bestow. Victory. This state of triumph is attainable if you have been guided by higher aspirations. With unethical methods, part of the force is inevitably lost. The SIX OF WANDS is not a rotten compromise, but precisely victory after a hard struggle and a well-deserved reward.

UPRIGHT POSITION In the upright position, the card may symbolize inspiration, turning to higher planes — teaching, spiritual growth, service, awareness of one's path in this life, in the Universe. Victory is a very interesting card. It often comes up after some difficult life trial. In this card, one seems to hear the echo of all the distant planets, and none of them can be clearly singled out. The card may mean: conquest, triumph, good news, profit, advancement, expectation, desire realized through hard labor; the situation of Jacob, who served fourteen years for Rachel. On a low level, the card works like Virgo, giving subordination, dependence, servility, constraint in thoughts and manifestations, sycophancy.

REVERSED POSITION In the reversed position, the card means pride, snobbery. A person learns something, receives some life lesson, and then runs around and shouts about it at every crossroads, inflating its significance and posing as a guru. Along with this, an unwillingness to understand that one life lesson opens the way to an endless chain of subsequent ones. Endless delay, waiting, fear, overestimation of one's own strengths and possibilities (or underestimation of the same), "eye-wash," unearned income. In addition, the SIX OF WANDS symbolizes expectation, hope. This card in its reversed state again symbolizes Virgo, thus manifesting Venus, which is relevant for this sign and gives such situations as visiting, leisure, entertainment, pleasant pastime, communication. The card may also symbolize a light love affair, a holiday romance.