Six of Cups
The Six of Cups depicts a nostalgic offering in a remembered yard, evoking childhood, kindness, reunion, and the gentle warmth of nostalgia. Its imagery—the presenting of a heart, lilies, a watchful moon, and an attentive dog—invites reconnection, forgiveness, and the restorative power of small, sincere acts. The card also warns against living too long in memory or polishing the past into an unreachable ideal, which can block present growth. Upright it encourages openness and healing; reversed it points to clinging, childishness, or refusal to leave a comforting but limiting chapter, reminding you that memories can be either a bridge or a leash.
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Visual Description
A pale young girl in a pink checked dress stands with her hands held near her chest while a man in a green shirt leans forward offering a bright red anatomical heart cupped in his hands. They are set in a graveyard with a visible tombstone, scattered lilies at their feet, and a brown dog sitting attentively by the girl's legs. A gilded, ornate frame surrounds the scene and a gold crescent moon hangs in the sky; a placard at the bottom reads 'GUSTAV & LINA SIX OF SKULLS.'
Entrance and Atmosphere
You step into a remembered yard where a simple offering is held out like a present from another life; the air smells faintly of lilies and the moon hangs small and watchful above.
Kindness and Nostalgia
The man presenting the heart and the childlike figure receiving it speak of kindness, reunion, and the soft warmth of nostalgia — the gentle recall of childhood games, old friends, and safe harbor.
Sweetness and Healing
Touches of sweetness and uncomplicated generosity flow through the image, inviting reconnection, healing of old wounds, and the restoration of trust.
Warning About the Past
At the same time, this scene can warn of living too long in memory, of polishing the past into an ideal that no longer exists and thereby avoiding present growth.
Upright and Reversed
Upright, it encourages openness to reunion, forgiveness, and the restorative power of small, sincere acts; reversed, it points to clinging, childishness, or a refusal to leave a comforting but limiting chapter.
Sensory Details
Listen to the scent of the lilies and the cadence of a dog's soft breathing — these ordinary details hold the passage between then and now.
Final Reminder
Let the card remind you that tender memories can be a bridge or a leash, depending on whether you cross back to heal or stay stranded in yesterday.
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