Six of Cups Tarot Card Meaning

A child offers another a cup filled with flowers. The Six of Cups is nostalgia, innocence and kindness — the past returning, gently.

• Suit:Cups — Water
• Keywords:nostalgia, memories, kindness, innocence
• Reversed:stuck in the past, unrealistic memories
• Yes or no:Yes

What the card shows

In a village courtyard, a child gives a younger one a cup filled with white flowers. Other cups of flowers stand nearby.

A simple gift, freely given.

Upright meaning

Upright, the Six of Cups brings memories, reunions, childhood and simple kindness. Someone from the past may return.

Reversed meaning

Reversed, nostalgia keeps you stuck, or the past is idealised.

In love and relationships

In love it can mean a former partner returning or innocent, sweet affection.

In work and money

At work, returning to old skills or projects. With money, gifts or help from family.

As advice

Draw strength from good memories without living in them.

In Marseille and Thoth

In the Tarot de Marseille the Six of Cups shows cups in two columns among flowers. In the Thoth deck the card is Pleasure.

Questions to reflect on

• Which memory gives me strength?
• What from the past wants my attention?
• Where can I be simply kind?

Frequently asked questions