Six of Cups
Tarot Card Meaning – Upright & Reversed
About the Six of Cups
Two children in a garden exchange a cup filled with white flowers. Behind them, six cups bear the same white blooms. An older figure walks away in the background, leaving the children in their innocent world. The entire scene has the quality of a cherished memory: warm, golden, and saturated with the feeling of a simpler time.
Upright Meaning
Upright, the Six of Cups invites you into nostalgia, reconnection with your roots, and the innocent joy of simpler times. A person or place from your past may be returning, or you may find healing in revisiting childhood dreams and early joys. This is also a card of generosity — give without expectation, as children do.
Reversed Meaning
Reversed, the Six of Cups warns against living so much in the past that you miss the present. Nostalgia is becoming an escape rather than a resource. You may be idealising people or periods that were not as perfect as memory suggests. It may also indicate unresolved childhood wounds that require adult attention.