Tarot · Minor Arcana · Cups
Six of Cups
- tenderness
- memory
- innocence
- generosity
Key facts
- Arcana
- Minor Arcana
- Suit
- Cups
- Number
- 6
- Numerology
- 6 (The Adjustment: cooperation, collaboration, interaction)
- Keywords
- tenderness, memory, innocence, generosity
Six of Cups upright
The Six of Cups is cups offered with the sweetness of childhood, with no calculation. A tender memory, a warm nostalgia rises up and reminds you who you are deep down. It’s the pleasure of giving for the sake of giving, of finding again an innocence that feels good. Let this sweetness move through you; it connects you to what truly matters.
Six of Cups reversed
Reversed, the Six of Cups speaks of a past idealized to the point of forgetting to live today. Nostalgia becomes a refuge, lovely but a little too comfortable. You can keep the tenderness of the memory without locking yourself inside it. The present deserves you to offer it your cup too.
A question to sit with
Which sweetness from the past would you love to tenderly bring back into your present?
Frequently asked questions about Six of Cups
- What does Six of Cups mean upright?
- The Six of Cups is cups offered with the sweetness of childhood, with no calculation. A tender memory, a warm nostalgia rises up and reminds you who you are deep down. It’s the pleasure of giving for the sake of giving, of finding again an innocence that feels good. Let this sweetness move through you; it connects you to what truly matters.
- What does Six of Cups mean reversed?
- Reversed, the Six of Cups speaks of a past idealized to the point of forgetting to live today. Nostalgia becomes a refuge, lovely but a little too comfortable. You can keep the tenderness of the memory without locking yourself inside it. The present deserves you to offer it your cup too.