Symbolism
In a quiet village courtyard, a boy offers a little girl a cup filled with flowers. Around them stand more cups with white blossoms. The scene feels safe and innocent, like a childhood memory. A guard walks away in the background: the adult world is far off here.
Six of Cups upright
The Six of Cups brings nostalgia and tenderness. Someone from the past may return, or a pleasant memory may inspire you. It is a card of simple joys, kindness and generosity without expectations.
Six of Cups reversed
Reversed, the Six of Cups suggests being stuck in the past or idealizing how things used to be. Honor your memories, but live in today.
Reversed keywords: living in the past, moving forward, outgrowing.
Six of Cups in love and relationships
An old flame, a reunion or a tender relationship. Check whether you love the person or the memory.
Six of Cups in love: feelings, reversed, yes or no →
Six of Cups at work and in your career
Returning to old projects or contacts. Past experience is useful now.
Six of Cups and money
Help from family or an old acquaintance, or finally closing an old debt between you.
Is Six of Cups a yes or no card?
Upright, the Six of Cups is a gentle yes. Reversed it is a maybe: don't let the past decide for you.
Six of Cups in a spread
In the past position it points to where this began: warm memories, childhood and kindness from the past. That earlier chapter still colors the situation now.
In the present position it names the energy around you right now: nostalgia, memories, innocence.
In the future position it shows where things are heading if nothing changes, and what you can do about it: take something good from the past and bring it into the present.
The card’s advice
Take something good from the past and bring it into the present.
Cups: Water: feelings, relationships and intuition.
Popular combinations with Six of Cups
Frequently asked questions
What does Six of Cups mean in tarot?
The Six of Cups brings nostalgia and tenderness. Someone from the past may return, or a pleasant memory may inspire you. It is a card of simple joys, kindness and generosity without expectations.
Is Six of Cups a yes or no card?
Upright, the Six of Cups is a gentle yes. Reversed it is a maybe: don't let the past decide for you.
What does Six of Cups reversed mean?
Reversed, the Six of Cups suggests being stuck in the past or idealizing how things used to be. Honor your memories, but live in today.
What does Six of Cups mean in love?
An old flame, a reunion or a tender relationship. Check whether you love the person or the memory.