Six of Cups
Minor Arcana · Six of Cups Water
At a glance
Upright: nostalgiachildhoodreunion
Reversed: living in the pastold woundsmoving on
Six of Cups — Upright Meaning
Two children exchange cups in a sunlit garden. The Six of Cups is nostalgia, innocence, and reconnection: old friends, childhood memories, or the return of a person from your past. It is also a reminder that joy can be as simple as it was then.
Six of Cups — Reversed Meaning
Reversed, the Six of Cups warns of living too much in the past. Nostalgia has become a trap, or an old wound is resurfacing. The past can comfort you — but it cannot carry you forward. Be present; your future is being made now.
About the Cups
Cups represent the element of Water: emotion, relationships, intuition, and matters of the heart. Cups cards reflect what you feel, who you love, and the tides of the inner world.
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