Six of Cups Tarot Card Meaning

The Six of Cups represents innocence, nostalgia, and positive thinking. The card has an overall feel of childhood and nostalgia. It embodies feeling free and pure and allowing your past experiences to guide you down new paths.

You will be feeling playful, compassionate, and willing to help others when the Six of Cups appears.

If this isn’t your current mood, your reading may suggest it’s time to get in this zone. What can you do to let loose and be more carefree?

Six of Cups Key Facts

Before diving deeper into the upright- and reversed Six of Cups tarot card meaning, and its connection to love, career, and life, below you can find a quick overview of the most important facts connected to this Minor Arcana card.

Upright	Playful, carefree, nostalgic, children
Reversed	Maturity, boredom, independence
Yes or No	Yes
Number	6
Element	Water
Planet	Sun
Astrological sign	Scorpio

Six of Cups Tarot Card Description

To fully understand the Six of Cups tarot card meaning, we will first take a look at the illustration, colors, and symbolism of this Cups card.

The Six of Cups tarot card depicts two children; one is handing a cup full of flowers to the other.

Before them stand four more cups full of flowers and a sixth cup sits atop a stone carving behind the children.

The scene looks to be set in a castle of sorts, so we can draw from this that the children are safe and well taken care of. 

The imagery of this card embodies sharing, goodwill, and generosity. The children are in good spirits which tells us that the mood of this card is overall a positive one.

Six of Cups Tarot Meaning

In the upright position, the Six of Cups represents optimism, sharing, happiness, and looking back on childhood memories. These memories are full of joy and bring goodness into your life.

If you have kids, they may help you with reconnecting with your own childhood or you are able to give your inner child free rein to play and have fun. Like a child, you will be feeling free of worries and ready to take on each day.

If you’ve suffered poor treatment in your childhood or your past, this card tells you that your situation will soon improve. The dark clouds will disappear and brighter days are ahead.

Money and Career Meaning

In a career reading, the Six of Cups is a good omen. It indicates successful teamwork, creativity, and prosperous collaborations.

Because of this, your ventures at work will be productive and lucrative for your whole team. Take advantage of this time to better yourself and encourage those around you.

If you seize this moment, you will reap the benefits for years to come!

In a financial sense, the Six of Cups foretells giving or receiving charity money. It can also mean that you will receive an inheritance, or that you are thinking of or in the process of making a will.

No matter what the situation, you can be sure that the outcome will be positive since the Six of Cups promises feelings of joy and optimism.

Love and Relationships Meaning 

In love and relationships, the Six of Cups has two main interpretations. The first tells you that you and your partner are childhood sweethearts. If there are confirming cards appearing with the Six of Cups, it also points to having children in your future together.

On the other hand, this card in a love reading denotes having problems like arguing in your life. These disagreements are likely caused by immaturity or unwillingness to take responsibility for one’s actions.

If this is the case, you must work towards taking a more grown-up approach to your disagreements if you hope to receive deliverance.

If you are single, the Six of Cups predicts that you will either rekindle an old romance, fall in love with a childhood sweetheart, or find a sweetheart in the place where you grew up.

Health and Spirituality Meaning

If the Six of Cups appears in a health reading, it is advisable to reach out and be charitable to someone in bad health.

Do you have a close friend or family member that is battling health issues? They may be concealing just how badly they need your support.

Now is the time to reach out and offer your time to being there for this person.

Six of Cups Reversed

In this paragraph, we will talk a bit more about what it means if you’ve pulled the Six of Cups tarot card in the reversed position (upside down).

The Six of Cups reversed is also a good omen but in a different sense. Some of the key interpretations of this card in this position are growing up and leaving home.

It can also mean that you are leaving your childish behaviors behind and moving on to more mature ways to deal with your problems.

If you have been considering making some of these changes in your life, the Six of Cups reversed confirms that now is a great time to do so. 

In the reversed position the Six of Cups can also be a sign that you may recall past events with too much positivity than they deserve.

As a result, you’re stuck in the past. If so, this card tells you that in order to grow and move on in life, you need to let the memories rest.

Six of Cups: Yes or No 

The Six of Cups calls attention to feeling stress-free, optimistic, and joyful. You can look back on your childhood and smile, and you take many pointers from the way you grew up to guide you now.

Since the overall association with this card is a positive one, the answer of the Six of Cups to your yes or no question is yes.

Six of Cups and Astrology

The Six of Cups card is associated with the zodiac sign Scorpio. Just like the other water signs, Cancer and Pisces, Scorpions have to experience, express and face emotions. This sign has a sense of re-emerging, or transforming, as well as releasing the old and embracing the new. Scorpio is ruled by two planets: Mars and Pluto – highly powerful, energized, and focused planets.

Important Card Combinations

The positive vibes of the Six of Cups also affect other cards in your spread. Even Major Arcana cards like the Empress and the Hermit.

Below you can find the most important tarot card combinations of the Six of Cups.

Six of Cups and The Empress

The Six of Cups and the Empress promise a nurturing and loving home. Have you been considering adding a new member to your family?

This card combination tells us that the home that this child grows up in will be happy and functional. You and your partner can move forward with this desire with a clear and sound mind. 

Six of Cups and The Hermit

If the Six of Cups and the Hermit appear in a spread together, it stands for remembering your past. If you are a writer, it is in the cards that now is a great time to write your memoir.

Your memory will be useful, and your words will be well received by your audience. Set some time aside to tell your story – the result is sure to be a smashing success.

Six of Cups and Wheel of Fortune

This duo with the Wheel of Fortune tells you that you should use your childhood to find the path you are meant to be on. As we grow up, we can lose the optimism and ambition that we once had.

If you are feeling stuck in your current career, or unhappy with where you have ended up in life, you may need to reconnect with these things.

Take some time to go back to your hometown or to do activities that you feel passionate about. You will find that you never truly lost these qualities at all; they are simply buried deep beneath the surface. 

Six of Cups and Seven Of Wands

The combination of the Six of Cups and Seven of Wands stands for teaching children. For students, this is an indication that a career in childhood development or social services would be a great fit.

If you have an interest in this field, you should push forward and learn all you can about these areas.

Not only will you be successful in the job you choose, but you will find joy and passion in it as well. 

The Six of Cups and Three of Swords

When the Six of Cups and the Three of Swords appear in a spread together, the indication is one of childhood trauma.

Have you been suppressing a traumatic experience from your childhood? The cards are showing that you cannot continue to go on without dealing with these issues. 

The best thing you can do to move on from a problem like this is to reach out for help. There are many ways to do this, and you must venture out and find the right answer for you.

Traditional therapy, support groups, and other social programs could be a great fit, depending on your preferences. No matter what your situation, with the right support, you can overcome anything that ails you.

Six of Cups in a Reading

Let’s finish this article, with a few words on receiving the Six of Cups in the past, present, and future position in your reading.

If the Six of Cups tarot card appears in the past position in your reading, this symbolizes a joyful and loving childhood.

This card in the present position indicates a time for good things coming from your past, like reunions with friends and family or going back to your roots.

When the Six of Cups tarot card represents your future, sweet and happy times are ahead. Especially if you’ve have suffered poor treatment, your situation will improve, as this card brings compassion and kindness.

That’s all for the Six of Cups tarot card meaning. As a representation of optimism, sharing, compassion, and happiness, I hope you’re just as excited about this card as I am. Hopefully, you will be feeling free of worries and ready to take on each day. 

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