Keywords
Balance, Responsibility, Love

Love, responsibility, understanding, meddling, jealousy. Responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy. Indicates adjustments in thought, attitudes or conditions - also the ability to transcend difficulties.

UPRIGHT
Choices; decisions; romance; love; attraction; engagement; marriage; commitment; balance; harmony; personal beliefs; passion; integration; combining opposites; short trips; partnerships.

REVERSED
Wrong choice; clouded judgment; weakness; blocks; frustration; lack of cooperation; quarrels; delays; indecision; troubled relationship; incompatibility; lack of compromise; infidelity; temptation. [The Devil Upright].

UPRIGHT
Self-imposed limitations; bad or incorrect choices; materialism; bondage; addiction; jealousy; envy; resentment; anger; violence; temptation; deceit; selfishness; greed; unethical behavior; negative thinking; oppression; fears; confusion; illusion; depression; misery; discontent; insecurity; unable to see the truth.

REVERSED
Making right and/or better choices; release from bondage; less dependency; less indecision; less rigid; more disciplined; unshackled from materialism; positive thinking; facing reality; discarding illusions; accepting responsibility; regaining compassion; overcoming pride and egotism. [The Lovers Upright].

UPRIGHT
Sudden change; upheaval; release; self-realization often coming abruptly and violently; downfall; revelation; seeing the truth; humiliation; difficult experience; structure collapse; natural disasters; storm; disruption; breakdown; stress; endings; change of residence.

REVERSED
Worst is over; trauma over; starting anew; manageable crisis; expected change; coping with the burdens of change; in the process of major change. [Sometimes - Fighting self-realization].

6 of Wands

UPRIGHT:
Victory; triumph; achievement; winning; success; honor; leadership; teamwork; acclaim; pride; personal accomplishment.

REVERSED:
Defeat; delayed success; postponement; frustration; anxiety; tension. [Martyrdom, the Joan of Arc card].

6 of Swords

UPRIGHT:
Moving toward something better; beneficial change; travel by water; solace; tranquility; calm; release of tension; peace of mind; calm waters (can be the calm before the storm, too).

REVERSED:
Feeling trapped or stressed; mental unrest; tense; unhappy; upset; stormy journey (mentally or physically); delay; hesitation; directional insecurity; not facing reality; change in travel plans.

6 of Cups

UPRIGHT:
Nostalgia; a longing for a simpler time; close connections to family and childhood friends; goodwill; gifts; generosity; kindness; pleasant memories; love; happiness; emotional harmony. [Childhood Abuse].

REVERSED:
Dwelling on or clinging to the past; regrets; worries about children; bitter or disturbed memories; lack of harmony; insecurity; shyness; instability; delayed rewards. [Childhood Abuse].

6 of Pentacles

UPRIGHT: Charity; generosity; sharing the wealth; kindness; gifts; balanced accounts; material gain; having plenty; return on investments; economic and financial stability; debt repayment.

REVERSED:
Money problems; unpaid bills; material jealousy; bad investments; accounting errors; wasteful spending habits; loss of goods/property; unethical business deals.