Tarot Card Meanings: The Mature Sixes
The Minor Arcana of the Tarot deck tells a fascinating story that unfolds through cards Ace to King across the four suits in the Tarot. Many secrets are hidden within a deck of Tarot cards. In this series, we are exploring Minor Arcana Tarot card meanings in a way that is simple to understand and easy to remember for your Tarot card readings.
Minor Arcana Tarot Card Meanings
When learning the Tarot card meanings of the Minor Arcana, it helps to understand how the Tarot deck came to be.
The Tarot card deck has 78 cards, 22 of which are the Major Arcana. These 22 cards are thought to be the original Tarot deck and hold the deepest secrets of the Tarot. They talk about the journey of the human soul, include universal archetypes and esoteric meanings.
The other 56 cards were added later and make up the Minor Arcana. They come from a deck playing cards that were used for cartomancy and divination, and have the same 4 suits and numbers (the Tarot also has Pages in addition to Knights, Queens and Kings).
A great way to learn Minor Arcana Tarot card meanings is to learn the numerological significance of each number and then interpret it in the context of the suit. We’ve already explored the Tarot meanings of the Aces, Twos, Threes, Fours and Fives in previous posts, and now we have come to the wonderful Sixes.
The Sixes
Keywords: harmony, maturation, earned success
The Six is a number of harmony. It is the newly established balance that follows the ups and downs of previous experiences, and now it begins to mature. The Tarot card meanings of the Sixes show that first real hard-earned success, emotional maturation, lessons learned, and taking responsibility of personal wealth. It is the time when everything finally begins to come together in life and you realize that you have grown as an individual. This is the first real experience of success, truly earned.
6 of Swords - learning from the past, forward movement, progress, letting go. The 6 is the first step of maturity where you take the learnings from all previous experience into your next step.
6 of Cups - emotional harmony is re-established following the sadness of the 5 of Cups. The 6 is a card of happy memories, peaceful relationships, nostalgia, childhood and true friendship. A feeling of safety, comfort and unconditional love.
6 of Wands - victory, success. The battles of the previous cards have been won and your original vision of success has been realized. Recognition, celebration, a rise in status.
6 of Pentacles - in this card the wealth is no longer lacking, but shared. Your financial situation has matured into a successful income and is expanding to benefit others, such as hiring employees, donating to charity, paying off debts etc.
Enjoy this state of harmony while it lasts because once again things will change in the 7!
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