Six of Cups: Tarot Card Meaning

Meaning of the Six of Cups card upright

Two children in an old courtyard exchange a cup of flowers. The card brings memories of childhood, the warmth of the past and an unexpected meeting with someone from before. It reminds you of simple kindness and of what you valued before life became complicated.

Six of Cups reversed

• living in the past
• getting stuck
• refusing to grow up

Reversed, the Six warns of living in memories, clinging to how things used to be or refusing to grow up. The past has something to give, but you cannot make your home in it.

Six of Cups in love and relationships

In love it is a meeting with a former partner, a childhood friend who becomes more or a tender, caring relationship. Reversed, idealising the past or comparing the present with it.

Six of Cups in work and finances

At work it speaks of a return to a familiar field, an old colleague or work that is connected with children or education. Reversed, stagnation and fear of change.

Symbolism of the Six of Cups card

The children are innocence and uncomplicated giving. The white flowers in the cups are pure feeling. The old courtyard and the knight in the background are the safe, protected past.

Six of Cups in a yes or no reading

In yes or no spreads, Six of Cups upright reads as “yes” and reversed as “maybe”. The answer comes from the general meaning of the card (nostalgia, childhood), so always take the wording of the question and the neighbouring cards into account. Try a yes or no reading.