Six of Wands

What the card means

Upright

Recognition that arrives in public and is deserved: the rider comes with a wreath and people come out. The six of Wands is not about the result but about it being seen. A rare card in having no catch in it.

Reversed

Applause that rings hollow, or credit going elsewhere. Sometimes the win is real and there is nobody to tell.

Love and relationships

Upright

A relationship people are proud of and show. You were chosen openly, and it shows.

Reversed

You are valued silently. Or the attention goes to somebody else although the work was yours.

Work and business

Upright

A promotion, a bonus, public thanks. A good time to show the result and ask for something for it.

Reversed

You did it, somebody else presented it. Or a success that management did not notice.

Money

Upright

Money arrives as recognition: a bonus, a fee above the usual, a raised rate.

Reversed

Promised and not paid. Or paid less than it was worth.

The card's advice

Accept the recognition without shrinking it. And name the people who helped out loud: that is the only thing separating the six from vanity.

As the card of the day

A day on which you will be noticed. Good for showing up and showing the work. Poor for modesty that serves nothing.

What is depicted

A rider in a wreath on a white horse, a wreathed wand raised; people walk alongside carrying wands. The horse is at a walk under its cloth - a return rather than a conqueror's entry.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Jupiter in Leo - what is visible to everyone and not embarrassing.

With other cards

• Six of Wands + The Sun — the success and the gladness of it at once.
• Six of Wands + Seven of Swords — the laurels went to somebody who did not do the work.
• Six of Wands + Seven of Wands — recognised - and immediately having to hold it.