Tarot Card Meanings / Six of Cups
6 · Cups
Six of Cups
Nostalgia · innocence · the past
Upright Meaning
Childhood sweetness returns. Old people and old memories bring a tender gift.
Symbolism
A child offers another a cup of flowers in a sunlit courtyard. Innocence, nostalgia, the sweetness of the past returning.
Reversed Meaning
Reversed: stuck in the past, using nostalgia to avoid the present. Look back gently — but move forward.
Six of Cups in Love
An old flame, a childhood connection, or a sweet, innocent bond.
Six of Cups in Career & Money
Opportunities through old contacts or past experience returning to reward you.
When Six of Cups Appears
Shows up when old memories, old people, or a childlike tenderness come back around.
Suit & Element
Cups · Water
In a Word
“The sweetness of childhood returns.”
Curious what this card says about your situation?
Card meanings are general; your moment is unique. Pull a card and sit with it.
Draw a Free Card →