tarot card meanings · minor arcana · wands
six of wands — tarot card meaning
The laurelled rider; recognition, a victory made public.
reversed
Applause without substance; fear of falling from favor.
two philosophical anchors, cited
Praise is not the good · Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 4.20 (tr. Long)
“Everything which is in any way beautiful is beautiful in itself, and terminates in itself, not having praise as part of itself.”
Success followed by retirement · Daodejing, ch. 9 (tr. Legge)
“When the work is done, and one's name is becoming distinguished, to withdraw into obscurity is the way of Heaven.”
the question we would ask
Would this victory still count for you if no one ever heard about it?
how a reading is composed — and why it ends with a question, not a prediction.