The Six of Cups Tarot Card Meaning: Upright and Reversed Meanings & Breakdowns

The Six of Cups Tarot Card Keywords

The Six of Cups Tarot Meaning

The Six of Cups is a card that can represent our emotional and intuitive self that’s anchored in past experiences. It can be the card of the inner child, showing us how to be freer and open to the world, to do something simply because we want to do it. It can also be about getting back in touch with that inner child to heal and nurture it and get back to a version of ourselves that was happier and lived more intuitively day-to-day. 

Often, this card is linked with nostalgia and sentimentality, showing how emotional connection can live on, even if that connection has been severed in the material world. If we look at the Six of Cups alongside the previous card, the Five of Cups, we can see how this card can be a healing and comforting energy when dealing with loss and grief. It can remind us of the love and connection that existed and bring our awareness of its continuing existence within other parts of ourselves.  

Alternatively, when dealing with the Six of Cups, it might be that you’ve leaned too far into this energy. You may end up clinging too much to memories and feelings that are comforting, and this can hinder healing and progress. Dwelling on the past too much can stop you from being wholly in the present, which can then keep you stuck and repeating old patterns.

The Six of Cups Upright Meaning