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Archival Source:1909 Rider-Waite-Smith
Artist:Pamela Colman Smith ('Pixie')
Rights Status:Public Domain
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Minor Arcana · #6
TRADITIONAL CORRESPONDENCESix of Swords
Lord of Earned Success · The Quiet Passage
🜁air· The Quiet Passage
Element
air
Astrology
Mercury in Aquarius (2nd Decan)
Hebrew Path
Minor Pip
Chromatic Tone
Misty Slate Blue & Calm Azure
Upright Hermeneutic (Dynamic Principle)
Crossing from turbulent seas to tranquil shores with silent grief and quiet hope. Moving toward safety.
Inverted Hermeneutic (Friction & Shadow)
Carrying unresolved baggage, delayed transition, turbulent crossings.
Iconographical Motifs
Ferryman with Cloaked PassengersSix Swords Planted in ProwRough Water on Left, Smooth on Right
Celestial Timing & Ephemeris Resonance
Refugee corridors and navigational passages through straits.