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Minor Arcana · Suit of Cups · Six

Six of Cups

Upright: nostalgia, innocence, memory, reunion. Reversed: stuck in the past, clinging, naivety, moving forward.

Six of Cups — the Rider–Waite–Smith tarot card
Rider–Waite–Smith, 1909

Six of Cups upright meaning

  • nostalgia
  • innocence
  • memory
  • reunion

A card of warm nostalgia, gentle memories, and the comfort of familiar people and places. Reconnect with someone from an earlier chapter this week, because a familiar kindness is what you need.

Six of Cups reversed meaning

  • stuck in the past
  • clinging
  • naivety
  • moving forward

You're living in an old story that keeps you from the present, idealizing the past or clinging to who you were. Let the memory be sweet, then come back to the life happening now.

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Arcana
Minor
Suit
Cups
Rank
Six (6)
Deck
Rider–Waite–Smith

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