Uprightvictory, recognition, success, public acclaim
Reversedlack of recognition, pride before a fall, self-doubt
Upright meaning
The Six of Wands represents victory and public recognition. Efforts have been rewarded and success is visible to others. It points to confidence, achievement and good news.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, it can show a lack of recognition, a fall from grace or self-doubt. It may also warn against arrogance after success.
What the card shows
A rider wearing a laurel wreath rides a white horse through a crowd. He carries a wand topped with another wreath, and the people around him raise their wands.
As your card of the day
Your efforts deserve recognition. Accept praise gracefully and let success build your confidence. You are on the right track.
“I accept recognition and celebrate my success.”
Acknowledge your own progress, and someone else's too.
Questions
What does Six of Wands mean in tarot?
The Six of Wands represents victory and public recognition. Efforts have been rewarded and success is visible to others. It points to confidence, achievement and good news.
What does Six of Wands reversed mean?
Reversed, it can show a lack of recognition, a fall from grace or self-doubt. It may also warn against arrogance after success.
Is Six of Wands a yes or no card?
Yes. Yes; success and recognition.
Card pictures: the 1909 deck by Pamela Colman Smith (public domain). Meanings based on A. E. Waite's The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910), rewritten in modern language. For inspiration and reflection only.