In the Six of Cups, a young boy passes a cup stuffed with flowers to a smaller girl. The girl looks up to the boy with love as he gives the flowers to her. Love and harmony shine through this kindly scene. Children also symbolize childhood memories. An older man walks in the distance. The children also are standing in the yard of a big home, signifying comfort and security. In the front stand, four more cups with flowers and a fifth cup sit on a stand behind the boy.

Upright
Revisiting the past, childhood memories, innocence, joy
Reversed
Living in the past, forgiveness, lacking playfulness
Astrology
Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces
Element
Water
Six of Cups

Upright Six Of Cups

The Six of Cups is a card that brings you back to past memories. You may just be visiting those memories in your mind. You could go to a high school gathering or reconnect with an old friend. A past lover may show up again. Take this opportunity to see whether you still have a lot in general and if you wish to maintain the relationship again.

The Six of Cups card often signifies an enhanced level of balance and harmony in your connections. You are ready to share, without expectation. 

The Six of Cups asks you to connect with your inner child, experience again their fun and innocence. When you give yourself permission to be playful and spontaneous, you relate more with your true self and your inner voice.

The Six of Cups can also refer to children, suggest a pregnancy (it could be twins), birth and siblings. It may also be a clue that you are about to spend more time with junior children. 

In a love reading, the Six of Cups card could also refer to a past-life relationship. Your partner could be someone, you know from your previous lives. I some cases, this card could also refer to a third-party relationship situation.

Reversed Six Of Cups

When the reversed Six of Cups appears in a reading, question whether you’re clinging to the past and missing your present. Nostalgia may bring up positive or negative emotions, but either way, when you are not living in the now, you miss out on the possibilities right in front of you. It’s OK to entertain a little in remembering about the past, as long as you know that true transformation can only happen in the present moment. 

The reversed Six of Cups may also be a symbol you have lost connection with your inner child, so your life has become dull. You might be closed off from new possibilities from the Universe because you are taking on too much of the burden and weight. Open yourself to an inquisitive mind as though you were a child again. 

The reversed Six of Cups might be a hint that you are taking a private walk at memory road. You may be hesitant to let other people know that you are visiting these old memories, being afraid that they will judge you.