Six of Swords
Six of Swords — Minor Arcana, from The 1909 London Deck.
Upright
moving on, passage, calmer water ahead
Leaving something difficult behind for something quieter. The crossing is slow and it goes the right way.
In a yes or no reading, Six of Swords upright answers yes.
Reversed
unable to leave, baggage carried, a delayed departure
The move is stalled, or being made while carrying everything you meant to leave.
In a yes or no reading, Six of Swords reversed answers maybe — the situation has not settled.
What this card does in a reading here
A reading draws one card and answers the question you asked with it. Six of Swords can come up either way up — reversals are on in this deck, because the 1909 original was drawn with them in mind — and the two readings above are the starting point, not the answer. The answer depends on what you asked.