Category: Tarot Apertures

The Six of Wands is all about public recognition, victory, and success. Not only have you managed to properly succeed in achieving all of your goals, but you are also being publicly acknowledged for them and the results that you’ve managed to attain. You may have received an award or some sort of public acclaim.

The facts about Australian born, Annette Kellerman, read like good fiction.

Born in 1886 in Potts Point, Sydney, Kellerman had rickets and needed leg braces as a child. When doctors prescribed swimming as a strengthening treatment she surpassed all their expectations and became a champion. But this was only the beginning of her dazzlingly diverse career. 

Annette Kellerman’s achievements are extraordinary: champion swimmer and diver, vaudeville performer, international silent film star, stunt performer and entrepreneur.

The Six of Wands offers us a picture of victory. Something has worked out well, and this is a time to feel proud. There are plenty of parallels with the Four of Wands here, though whilst that card was about the energy of celebration itself, the Six is focused on the experience of triumph.
Little Red Tarot

The moment of triumph we see in the Six of Wands can take many forms. In the Wild Unknown Tarot, the card shows a butterfly, rising up from a sea of shadows. This is about spreading our wings and feeling free. It’s a moment of becoming, of personal celebration.

In the Mythic Tarot by Juliette Sharman Burke we see Jason triumphantly holding up the Golden Fleece. It is a time to be recognised by others and receive acclaim. His crew are there, honouring him by holding up Wands. It is a heady moment after having striven for so long but there are more battles to be fought. Consider moments when you have received acknowledgement of some kind. This might be a promotion, gaining a qualification or recognition for creative work.