Six of Cups
- Minor Arcana
- Suit of Cups
- Element: Water
- Astrology: Sun in Scorpio
A child offers a cup filled with white flowers to a smaller child in a quiet courtyard, four more flower-filled cups arranged around them.
Number: 6: harmony, memory, innocence
Revisit something you loved as a child, a game, a food, a place, and let yourself enjoy it without irony.
Upright
- nostalgia
- innocence
- memory
- kindness
- simple joy
The Six of Cups is the sweetness of memory and the simple generosity of childhood. It invites you to reconnect with what once brought you joy and to offer or receive kindness without conditions. Looking back can be nourishing when it helps you move forward.
Reversed
- stuck in the past
- idealizing memories
- growing up
- letting go
- moving forward
Reversed, this card may show nostalgia that has become a hiding place, or a past that is being idealized at the expense of the present. It can also mark a readiness to grow beyond old roles. Honor where you came from without living there.
In your life
- Love
- Tenderness and small kindnesses matter; remember what first drew you to each other.
- Work
- Reconnect with the original reason you chose this path; it may refresh your motivation.
- Growth
- Healing the past often means offering your younger self the kindness they needed.
A question to sit with
What simple joy from earlier in my life could I welcome back today?
Affirmation
I carry the best of my past with me as I grow.