Six of Cups
The Six of Cups centers on nostalgia, harmony, and mutual aid, symbolized by an older child offering flowers to a younger child. It asks you to consider how the past may be influencing your present and whether you are nurturing reciprocal relationships within your community. The card can indicate reunions or returns—lovers, old friends, or former employers—but it warns that these returns require care and the application of lessons learned. Above all, it encourages meeting people where they are and witnessing them as they are rather than as you want them to be.
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Meaning
Have parts of your past been influencing your present-day life? Are you nurturing reciprocal relationships with your community?
Imagery and Symbolism
The Six of Cups represents harmony, remembrance, and mutual aid. It shows an older child presenting a chalice with flowers to a younger child in a gesture of goodwill. The children are altruistic and guileless, and when the Six of Cups comes around, you may find those qualities within yourself.
Encouragement and Caution
The Six of Cups encourages us to meet people where they are. A lover or old friend may come back into your life, or a former employer may contact you with a job offer. These returns may be exciting, but you must also exercise great care: The Six of Cups may test how well we apply the things we learned in these relationships the first time around.
Other People and Self
When the Six of Cups refers to another person, they may be focused on community and impossibly sweet. They may remind you of people you used to know. When the Six of Cups refers to you, it may bring a sense of nostalgia and optimism. See if you can witness people as they are rather than as you want them to be.
Visual Description
Two young figures sit before a row of six golden cups filled with small white and pink flowers; one figure in a dark cloak decorated with stars holds a cup out toward the other. The second figure wears a red garment patterned with hearts and has pale blonde hair; both have rosy cheeks and simple, childlike faces. The background is a bright pink sky with white cloud-like shapes and a pedestal behind them bearing another cup of flowers.
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