Question: May we please have some late winter advice for love and romance?
The Card: Six of Wands, Minor Arcana
Rulerships: Leo. Element: Fire. Colours: Orange, Red. Time: Noon. Direction: South. Season: Summer.
The Deck: The Rider-Waite Coleman-Smith, first published in 1910. Card illustration here by Aimée.
Lunar Position:
I cast the reading during the Waning Crescent in Aquarius, in a plume of white sage with curious intentions. May it harm none.
Description:
In the Six of Wands, we see a group of people returning home after a successful battle, hunt/harvest, contest and/or quest. The horses are wearing formal tack and dress; the people are likewise wearing celebratory finery and crowns of laurel. Laurel is an ancient symbol of victory. Six wands are carried aloft as part of their celebratory parade homeward. The sky above is clear and blue.
Advice:
The Wands is the suit of Fire in the Tarot—great for a love reading because passion is indicated! In this reading, we are advised to march towards our passions and creative powers like we mean it. Keep your head held high no matter your romantic circumstances!
Remember your deepest and oldest passions in life and return to these passions with a feeling of celebration and victory in your heart. Love will find you on this journey towards your passions. If you are having a hard time thinking of something you feel passionate about, identify what you are most proud of. This process will give you clues.
To help find and keep love in your life, The Six of Wands advises celebrating your home, being with loved ones, seeking what you love and increasing your confidence. This late winter, blaze a trail with energy and summon a bit of gusto, even if it feels difficult. Put on your finery and share your successes and joys. When you are getting to know people, share stories from your adventure and travels—don’t be shy!
The Six of Wands is about homecomings of the heart. Wherever you feel spiritually and emotionally at home, go there with a happy heart and feel the love. If travel or adventure is not physically possible, find ways to travel in your heart (and through communication with loved ones!) and love will find you.
In the Tarot, Wands and Fire also indicate creativity! Whether you are partnered or flying solo, and whatever your desires and dreams of love include, remember that creativity is important. Faith, intuition, desire, freedom, honesty, power and inspiration are also part of the Fire suit. Cultivating these parts of yourself will also fuel your late winter love life!
