In cartomancy with playing cards, the Six of Diamonds (6♦) is the card of worry and preoccupation.

Diamonds tend to be a nervous, excitable suit, and all sixes in cartomancy are connected with the idea of trouble. Thus, the Six of Diamonds is the card of worry and nagging thoughts. The card covers everything from obsessions to fears and the sense of not having a stable point of reference.

Because the card is in the Diamond suit, of course, the primary area of impact is the querent’s finances. Often this card shows little money, worrying over making ends meet and the sense of barely staying afloat. It is a difficult card in financial issues, and if it describes the querent’s wages it qualifies them as paltry indeed. It often signifies a situation that is in flux, with money being spent as soon as it is gained, not necessarily because the querent is incapable of budgeting (this can be the case only with other cards) but because being alive has costs attached to it.

The Six of Diamonds represents financial worry, but it also indicates all those structures that are supposed to assuage those worries, such as the welfare state. Thus, the card indicates welfare programs, unemployment money, sick pay and all those situations where the government takes care of the citizen (or is supposed to).

In love readings, the Six of Diamonds represents worries over a relationship. It can indicate jealousy or the feeling of someone slipping away from you. It describes turbulent emotions and being preoccupied about one’s love life in one way or another.

Psychologically the card points to the sense of walking on quicksand. It brings instability and such things as insomnia or nervous tics. However, the card signifies brain activity and much thinking, it can also show indecision or, with positive cards, making an informed decision.

Because the Six of Diamonds is connected to all things that excite the nervous system, it can be connected to drugs, but only when cards of addiction are present.

Some Combinations:

6♦ – K♠ – 5♠ = taxes
6♦ – K♠ – 3♥ = getting the government’s money
6♦ – 3♠ – 7♠ = worry about unexpected losses (of money, usually, but not necessarily)
6♦ – 8♣ = a badly paid job
6♦ – 9♥ = worrying over nothing