Following on from the Five of Wands, we have the Six of
Wands, linked to Jupiter in Leo, and the middle ten days of Leo (approximately
the 1st to 10th August).
We’re still looking at the Leonine ideals here, so it’s Jupiter that
gives the Six a different ‘flavour’ from the Five. Jupiter is about expansion, optimism,
faith. Jupiter, or Jove, was the king of
the Roman gods, as well as being the god of the sky - and thunder. The planet Jupiter is a giant ball of gas –
think of a lot of hot air! What do
hot-air balloons do? They rise, they expand...
Jupiter in Leo gives us a sense of optimism, of being able
to grow and expand, through creativity and a ‘joie de vivre’. We’re free to express ourselves vibrantly and
with exuberance. We’re supported and
encouraged, and can support and encourage others. We may find we want to impress and be
recognized by others, which gives us self-confidence. We do need to be wary of allowing our faith
in our own importance to become over-blown, though!
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| Thoth Tarot |
In the Six of Wands, we can feel this feeling of strength
and achievement, of a victory – the keyword that’s associated with the Thoth’s
version of this card. Victory that’s been gained fairly, though – not at the
expense of others. There’s no place for
egotism or arrogance here – that’s the shadow side of Jupiter in Leo. Leo gives us a place on centre stage, where
the spotlight is on us and our achievement.
Jupiter brings the luck or good fortune - the ability to expand our
fortune, perhaps - while Leo maintains the creative fire, as well as the public
acclaim for the results of that creativity, and allows us to take pride on our
accomplishment.
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| Sharman-Caselli Tarot |
The image in the Six of Wands in the Sharman-Caselli shows
the public celebration of a victory, or achievement, the figures basking in the
glow of those warm, fiery colours.
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| Shadowscapes Tarot |
The
Shadowscapes’ Six also gives us that sense of victory, of good fortune – but I
sense a bit of the shadow side of Jupiter in Leo here...a bit of ‘pride before a
fall’, perhaps. What happens when that sleeping stone lion decides to wake up
and uncurl himself?! Beware of over-confidence, I’d say...
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| Wildwood T arot |
In the Wildwood’s Six of Bows, the image focuses on
celebrating the abundance that comes through achievement. This card always feels to me to fit well with
the period associated with the Six of Wands - the first ten days of August, just
following Lammas and the celebration of the first harvest (apologies for the
northern hemisphere bias!).
Shadowscapes Tarot created by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law and Barbara Moore, published by
Llewellyn
Sharman-Caselli Tarot created by Juliet
Sharman-Burke, illustrated by Giovanni Caselli, published by Connections
Thoth Tarot created by Aleister
Crowley, illustrated by Lady Frieda Harris, published by US Games Systems, Inc.
Wildwood Tarot created by Mark Ryan and John Matthews, illustrated by Will
Worthington, published by Connections
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