Two cards in conversation
Six of Wands + Seven of Wands
People often bring two cards with a question about what will happen. Olivia reads a pair as a conversation instead: what each card brings, and what appears between them.
Six of Wands: the full card ↗Seven of Wands: the full card ↗
What links them
- The same suit
Five ways to read this pair
Try one lens at a time. Write a sentence for each before you read anyone else’s version.
Story
Read Six of Wands first, then Seven of Wands, as two scenes of one story. What changes between them?
Contrast
Where do Six of Wands and Seven of Wands pull in different directions, and what does each ask of you?
One colours the other
Let Seven of Wands describe the way of Six of Wands, as an adjective describes a noun. Then swap them.
A shared symbol
No carved symbol is shared here. Look for a gesture, a direction or a colour the two images have in common.
Number, suit and element
Both are Wands: two steps of one suit. Which comes first in the sequence, and what lies between them?
One reader’s version
With the Seven of Wands, the victory is followed by a stand. Together they draw attention to what visibility brings: once your work is seen, you may also need to hold your ground for it.
With the Six of Wands, this card shows the turn from recognition to responsibility. The Six rides in to acclaim; the Seven stands alone on the rise, asked to keep what was won when attention turns into questions.