Six of Cups
The Six of Vessels embodies nostalgia and the joy derived from past memories, highlighting fond reminiscences and potential reconnections. It hints at new opportunities, wisdom, and friendships while cautioning against dwelling on sorrowful past events. The card represents a crossroad where the past, present, and future converge, offering guidance and gifts from the past to aid in future happiness.
Keywords
Invoked
Nostalgia, fond memories; something from childhood or the past that brings happiness to the present; a new friendship; gifts from an admirer; the road to new opportunities; receiving new wisdom; a new start in studies; reminiscence; reconnecting with a person from childhood.
Banished
Dwelling on the past; nostalgia that brings sorrow; archaic ideals of morality and modesty; an inheritance or object from the past received; fruitless friendships or partnerships.
Imagery and Symbolism
The witch stands at the crossroads and conjures the imp who guards it. He seeks direction, new power and knowledge, and manifestation of desire--all that he seeks is within the vessel the imp presents him. The crossroads marks the intersection of the material and spiritual realms, represented by the red wine of the material and white wine of the spiritual that fills the cup of the Self. Each wine began as the grapes of infancy, were pressed by the trials of adolescence, and fermented by the experience of adulthood. It is the intersection of the past, present, and future--the place where all things converge. This is the witch's crossroad and the imp has been with him since childhood, at the beginning of the road that led him to the center of this intersection. Now the imp gives him what he desires, that which will aid him and bring him happiness in the future, no matter which road he chooses to walk into the future.
Divinatory Meaning (Invoked)
Invoked, the Six of Vessels bring the joys of the past, nostalgia, and happy memories. They are filled with everything good from the past that has manifested success and blessings in the present. Naturally, you are a nostalgic person. You enjoy remembering the fondness of the past as a way to appreciate your present. This card also represents the road to opportunities, everything you have done and achieved is leading you toward your destiny and legacy. The road may lead to new wisdom and learning, or a start of new areas of study. The Six of Vessels may indicate new friendships are close at hand, or even a reconnection with someone from the past: An admirer may also gift you something so if you receive something recently, that person may be attracted to you.
Divinatory Meaning (Banished)
If the Six of Vessels appears banished, you may be stuck in the past, dwelling on past situations or resentments. You have held onto a grudge long past its justifiable length of time. When you remember the past, or your childhood, it fills you with sorrow rather than fondness. You get caught up with regrets or old pain, longing for a return of simpler times. You may also refuse to evolve in concepts of morality and behavior. This keeps you detached from your present, blocking you from the road to opportunity. This is also a card of inheritance, but usually this is an object from the past rather than money. Be cautious of partnerships or friendships that are one-sided and fruitless.
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