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• Changes in the social landscape: people interacting differently in manner, or keeping different company.
• Situations which alter the way people behave for better or worse.
• Parting ways, severing connections, or burning bridges.
• A palpable shift in mood.
• Social instability not suitable for gatherings, teamwork or collaboration.

The Six of Wands is Fire (change, upheaval, energy, will) related to the element Water (relationships, connection, affinity). It symbolizes changes in the social landscape, oftentimes due to disturbances. It may represent conflict, partings of ways, or events or scandals which drastically altar relationships or larger social circles. Such changes or instability may make things unsuitable for gatherings or business arrangements.

Sometimes the disturbances are not the product of interpersonal conflict or distancing and more strictly unavoidable, such as individuals or families having to relocate for financial or other unavoidable reasons.

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(Reversed)

• Suffering, hurt feelings, anguish.
• Feeling rejected.
• Heartbreak.
• Self-pity.
• Feeling victimized.
• Hurting another's feelings.
• Wanting to cry or lash out.

The Abstract Six of Wands represents abstract Fire (strife, dislike, discomfort, pain) related to the element Water (connection, relationships, emotions, spirituality). It generally signifies hurt feelings or emotional strife.

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