What Do I need to Know Today for the Health and Happiness of my heart in 2010?
In the Jane Austen Tarot, the Six of Quills depicts a young Frederick Wentworth boarding his first ship, The Asp, a rather dilapidated ship. His offer of marriage has just been rejected by Anne Elliot and he is determined to make his fortune in the British Navy to prove her lack of faith in him misguided. He is sorrowful and angry but resolved.
Years later he will return a sought-after bachelor and Anne will be the pitiable spinster. He believes he is over his love for Anne and, in fact, goes out of his way to be almost cruel to her to show her what she has missed and that he doesn’t care for her. He begins to court another young woman, Louisa Musgrove, pretty but headstrong. The wheel turns; Captain Wentworth realizes how unsuitable Louisa is and how capable and wise, Anne is and by the end of the novel he and Anne are reunited.
The Six of Quills (Swords) is a card of transition. Change is necessary to succeed in whatever realm matters. Sometimes the card suggests you will need to travel in order to broaden your horizons. It could be that only your intellectual horizons need to be broadened. It may be that it is time to move on but you are afraid to. The Six of Quills tells you the way may be choppy but you will end up in a better place. Swords/Quills have to do with the intellect, and the realm of thought, and so the Six of Quills tells you to rely on your intellect. It will see you through the transition and to the other, better side.
What Would Jane Do?
“If your current conditions are unpleasant, know that you have the intelligence and skills to improve your lot in life. Courage and wit will take you far, and it is a fact that fortune favors the brave. Remaining in a situation that brings you little pleasure is self-defeating, and disrespectful of your abilities. Have confidence in yourself and go forth into your future.”
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