Numerology is the study of numbers as meaningful constructs related to human consciousness. Numbers shape our lives in many ways, starting with number values associated with the letters of words, especially our names.
We have the numbers of our birthday, month and year. Most countries have a number range for citizens (in the United States this is the 9-digit Social Security Number or SSN). Most of us have a telephone number; When we drive a car, we have a license plate. Each word and set of numbers is reduced to a number between 1 and 9, and each of those numbers has a spiritual meaning.
This article examines the cards of the tarot that represent the number 6.
Six cards represent the number 6 in a tarot deck
There are five cards numbered 6 and one card that reduces to number 6 in a tarot deck. The Lovers is card number 6 of the Major Arcana and there are four sixes for each of the four suits (cups, pentacles, swords and wands). The Devil (15) reduces to a 6.
An individual with life path number six is nurturing and supportive. That’s why they have the passion and energy to help others, support their community and teach. Their personality develops through their efforts to learn about the world by serving others.
As service people, they embrace compassion, empathy and attention. So they become successful through the support of others, as a matter of course and in times of need. As they serve to succeed in life, they overcome challenges that come their way by helping people who can overcome their challenges and helping others in times of need.
Each tarot card number 6 exhibits some aspect of this energy.
The lovers
Keywords associated with the Lovers Tarot Card
Upright keywords: Love, mutual respect, connection, soulmate, twin flame
Reverse keywords: Jealousy, infidelity, failed marriage and arguments
Astrologically, the Lovers are associated with the planet Venus and the sign Libra or the planet Mercury and the sign Gemini.
The Lovers card focuses on intimate relationships and the vulnerability we face when we share ourselves romantically with someone. Committing ourselves to another person, sharing resources, and allowing ourselves to explore intimacy is fundamental to our life journey. The Fool comes to know himself through and with someone else who is not a teacher, but rather a companion.
The devil
Keywords associated with the Devil Tarot card
Upright keywords: Self-preservation, survival, self-interest, temptation and choice.
Reverse keywords: Instant gratification, lust, wanton submission and manipulation
Astrologically, the Devil card is associated with the planet Saturn and the sign of Capricorn.
The Devil shows our carnal connection with the world and represents the influence of primal instinct and instinct on reason. While it can be helpful to be reminded of your own nature, it can also be frustrating or leave you in a place where you feel trapped and powerless against these urges. The Devil teaches the Fool and reminds him that the earthly journey involves many temptations and that one must accept responsibility for one’s choices.
Six of cups
Keywords from the Six of Cups Tarot Card
Upright: happy memories, childhood, innocent joy, selflessness and children
Reversed: living in the past, apathy, lack of motivation and out of touch with the real world
The minor arcana of the Six of Cups minor arcana usually depicts a boy and a girl, and in most versions of tarot deck illustrations they are both very young, probably under ten. They stand next to a series of cups and calyxes that are filled with flowers rather than liquid. The boy and girl face each other and appear mid-conversation that captures their full attention.
The emotions conveyed by the suit of Cups are now deeply tainted with nostalgia, but in a good way. Through basic daydreaming, the Querent can reconnect with their inner child, channeling its essence to restore the open-hearted innocence that used to be theirs.
Like the two young children in the illustration, the Querent can experience the joy of simple pleasures and boundless affection, by doing something for someone without feeling the need to get anything in return.
Six of Pentacles
Keywords of the Tarot card Six of Pentacles
Upright: generosity, philanthropy, shared wealth, charity, selflessness and gifts
Reversed: greed, avarice, selfishness and refusal to help someone in need
The usual illustration of the Six of Pentacles in a tarot deck (such as the Rider-Waite or similar fully illustrated tarot decks) usually comes as a contrast and resolution to the previous card in the suit of Pentacles. The main character is an obviously wealthy nobleman or merchant who offers alms to the poor, represented by two homeless people.
The wealthy character carries a scale in his left hand, which reflects a message of justice and righteousness.
Like the scene depicted on this minor arcana card, the Six of Pentacles usually appears in a tarot spread or reading when an idea of charity or generosity needs to be conveyed. The other cards in the reading usually provide enough clues to determine what this example of charity refers to, or who needs financial or material support in the Querent’s life.
Broadening the core meaning of an upright Six of Pentacles in a reading, this minor arcana card could also refer to a gift offered by or given to the Querent or the subject of the reading.
If the subject of the reading is particularly wealthy or is in a comfortable material situation, the justice scale on this card can be seen as an incentive to give away part of their possessions and help those in need.
Six of swords
Keywords of the Six of Swords Tarot card
Upright: movement, journey, change and transition
Reversed: resistance to change, deteriorating situation and a price too high to pay
The RWS version of the Six of Swords is a different scene, seen from the back (which is especially appropriate here considering the meaning of Six of Swords). You see a ferryman on a lake or river, with two people in his boat. The six swords are all planted on the boat, but it doesn’t seem to be leaking.
It is interesting to note that the ferryman is the center of the scene, but his tool is a large staff and not a sword, as most of the main characters usually use the object of their suit in some way. As mentioned above, the scene is observed from the back, so the boat and passengers are moving away from us.
Traditionally, this journey differs from that of the chariot map, for example in that the goal is not necessarily to move to a better position or emerge victorious after a challenge, but rather to get to safety, find a better shelter, and from the move from one side of the struggle to the other, promising greater safety and security.
The journey can also be figurative and thus represent someone deliberately changing their point of view or position, letting go of important beliefs or values in order to grow and change as a person, such as a rite of passage where you learn to see the world from a different perspective to see.
Six of wands
Keywords from the Six of Wands Tarot Card
Upright: victory, pride, honor, success, triumph and fulfilled desires
Reversed: fear, shame, public humiliation, betrayal, failure and disappointment
The man shown for the Wand on the Rider-Smith-Waite tarot deck (and on many other decks since) represents a young man on horseback. He wears a laurel crown on his head, while another hangs from the staff he holds in his right hand. Footmen and soldiers at his side hold the other five “wands” in the illustration.
This could represent a knight returning victorious from battle (or a tournament), or an official messenger bringing some news.
The main meaning of the Six of Wands is victory. This card points to a positive outcome from a challenge, project, or situation that was the focus of the reading. Like the knight in the photo with his head held high, this card also represents pride and personal achievement.
