Six of Knives
The Hoodoo Tarot
by Tayannah Lee McQuillar with art by Katelan V. Foisy
January 2-6, 2023: All the Hoodoo Tarot cards have a hazy, somber, ghostly cast. Open this deck, and you're in Spirit country. In the underworld. In ancestral territory. In the watery subconscious. And this week's card, Six of Knives--or Six of Swords, as a standard Tarot deck would name it--shows a journey by boat through a beclouded environment.
You might be familiar with Six of Swords cards that depict a rower standing over a shrouded, seated passenger as they push off towards an unseen, perhaps yet undetermined, destination. In the Hoodoo deck, only one person appears and must row alone.
The swords' hilts suggest crucifixes. For some, these blurry images will subtly stir a memory of religious paintings.
This journey appears self-directed and potentially perilous, more so without an overseeing companion to steer, guide, and protect.
Not hesitating, though, the rower moves out into the changeable and changing environment of air and water, in search of land, in search of something that can hold and be held. Is there agreement and investment in this journeying? Or just resignation?
Author Tayannah Lee McQuillar offers many ways to understand her Six of Knives, leaning towards either positive or negative interpretations. I'd say, the essential difference comes down to personal attitude. Conditions are what they are, but how do you wish to row your boat? By clinging to the past and what no longer works? Or by setting off, with energy and resolve, to fight for your future?
Welcome to 2023.
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