Swords · Minor Arcana
Six of Swords
Upright
journey by waterroutewayenvoy
Journey by water, route, way, envoy, commissionary, expedient.
Reversed
declarationconfessionpublicity
Declaration, confession, publicity; one account says that it is a proposal of love.
✦ Symbolism & Description
The imagery
A ferryman carrying passengers in his punt to the further shore. The course is smooth, and seeing that the freight is light, it may be noted that the work is not beyond his strength.
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