Uprightnostalgia, childhood, memories, innocence, kindness
Reversedliving in the past, unrealistic memories, moving forward
Upright meaning
The Six of Cups stands for nostalgia, memories and innocence. It points to the past, childhood, old friends or simple kindness. A gift or a return from the past may bring joy.
Reversed meaning
Reversed, it can show being stuck in the past or idealizing it. It may also point to the need to move forward.
What the card shows
A child offers another child a cup filled with flowers in an old village garden. More cups with flowers stand around them.
As your card of the day
Sweet memories and simple joys surface today. Reconnect with your inner child or an old friend. Kindness from the past warms the present.
“I cherish happy memories and simple joys.”
Contact someone from your past who made you smile.
Questions
What does Six of Cups mean in tarot?
The Six of Cups stands for nostalgia, memories and innocence. It points to the past, childhood, old friends or simple kindness. A gift or a return from the past may bring joy.
What does Six of Cups reversed mean?
Reversed, it can show being stuck in the past or idealizing it. It may also point to the need to move forward.
Is Six of Cups a yes or no card?
Yes. Yes; something good from the past returns.
Card pictures: the 1909 deck by Pamela Colman Smith (public domain). Meanings based on A. E. Waite's The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910), rewritten in modern language. For inspiration and reflection only.