Six of Cups Tarot Card Meaning
The Six of Cups belongs to the Minor Arcana, the suit of emotion, love, intuition, and relationship. Here are its upright and reversed meanings, keywords, and how it tends to read in love and work — then pull a free daily card of your own.
What the Six of Cups means (upright)
Two children share flowers — nostalgia, the return of an old kindness, innocence remembered.
- nostalgia
- innocence
- memory
- kindness
Six of Cups reversed
Reversed: stuck in the past, idealising what was, or releasing nostalgia to live now.
- stuck in past
- idealisation
- release
- maturity
The Six of Cups in love and work
In love, the Six of Cups speaks in the language of the heart. Upright, it leans toward nostalgia and innocence — an invitation to notice where your connections sit. Reversed, stuck in past is the edge worth sitting with rather than forcing.
At work and with money, read the Six of Cups through cups — the suit of emotion, love, intuition, and relationship. Its upright themes (nostalgia, innocence, memory) point to what's flowing; the reversed themes name where attention is owed.
For reflection — not a prediction.
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Questions about the Six of Cups
What does the Six of Cups card mean?
Two children share flowers — nostalgia, the return of an old kindness, innocence remembered.
What does the Six of Cups reversed mean?
Reversed: stuck in the past, idealising what was, or releasing nostalgia to live now.
What does the Six of Cups mean in love?
In love, the Six of Cups speaks in the language of the heart. Upright, it leans toward nostalgia and innocence — an invitation to notice where your connections sit. Reversed, stuck in past is the edge worth sitting with rather than forcing.
What does it mean to draw the Six of Cups as your card of the day?
Drawing the Six of Cups as your card of the day invites you to carry its themes — nostalgia, innocence, memory — through the next 24 hours, watching for where the language of the heart shows up. Reversed, sit with stuck in past instead. Pull your own free card of the day on the daily tarot draw.
Is the Six of Cups a Major or Minor Arcana card?
The Six of Cups is a Minor Arcana card in the suit of Cups — the suit of emotion, love, intuition, and relationship. The 56 Minor Arcana describe the texture of daily life, while the 22 Major Arcana mark its larger turning points.
For entertainment & reflection — not a prediction. Full disclaimer.