Six of Cups
Minor Arcana · Suit of Cups
Upright
- nostalgia
- childhood
- kindness
- innocence
- living in the past
- moving forward
- unrealistic memories
- leaving home
In the picture
In an old courtyard, a child offers another child a cup filled with white flowers. Five more cups of flowers stand around them.
Upright meaning
The Six of Cups looks back fondly. It points to childhood memories, old friends, simple kindness and the comfort of the familiar. A reunion or a gesture from someone from the past may be on the way.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, nostalgia holds you back. You may be idealising how things were or finding it hard to grow up and move on. Take the good memories with you and keep going.
About the suit of Cups
Cups are the suit of water: feelings, relationships, love and intuition. Cups cards tend to describe how you feel about something and how you connect with other people.
