Six of Cups

Attributions (+)

Children, childhood memories, past influences, yearning, homesickness, nostalgia, reunions.

Playfulness, youthfulness, innocence, creativity, kindness, goodwill, simplicity.

Childishness, immaturity, sharing, gifts, charity, family, support, protection.

Attributions (-)

Letting go of the past, focusing on the future, maturity, growing up, leaving home.

Independence, rose-tinted view of the past, boredom, lack of creativity, stagnation, being stuck in the past.

Resolving childhood issues and childhood abuse, stolen innocence, completing therapy/counselling.

Overview (+)

Six of Cups indicates you are influenced by past events, reminiscing about the past or thinking about someone from your past.

Six of Cups can represent having children, taking care of children or working with children.

Six of Cups can also be symbol for protection and family.

If you have been going through a tough time, Six of Cups indicates to take the support available to you from family and close friends.

Overview (-)

Six of Cups reversed can signify letting go of the past and being ready to embrace the future.

Six of Cups reversed indicates growing up and becoming more mature, leaving home, and letting go of childhood issues.

If you have been going through counselling or therapy, Six of Cups reversed is symbol that you have worked through the issues of your past and are ready for a fresh start.

Six of Cups reversed can indicate that you are stuck in the past or looking at past events through rose tinted glasses and you need to bring your focus back to the present moment and appreciate what you have Now.

Relationships (+)

If you are in a relationship, Six of Cups can indicate that you and your partner are possibly childhood friends.

If you are not in a relationship, Six of Cups can signify a previous lover coming back into your life or becoming romantically involved with a childhood friend or finding love in the area where you grew up.

Six of Cups can signify having children.

Six of Cups can indicate problems or issues being caused in a relationship by immaturity or childishness.

Six of Cups can signify that your relationship is being held back because you are yearning for a past love or that a previous partner is influencing your relationship or causing arguments.

Relationships (-)

Six of Cups reversed can represent boredom or a lack of passion if you are in the relationship even though the relationship might provide security and stability.

If you are not in a relationship, Six of Cups reversed can indicate that you are ready to put your past relationships behind you and move onto something better.

Six of Cups reversed can also suggest that you still look at your past relationship through rose tinted glasses and you compare anyone new you meet unfavourably to a previous partner.

Six of Cups reversed is a reminder that past relationships over for a reason and to hold onto the past will not change anything. Give someone new a chance!

Six of Cups reversed can also signify that childhood issues or childhood abuse might prevent you from finding the love you deserve or affecting your ability to open up to your partner if you are in relationship.

Career (+)

Six of Cups is symbol for a great opportunity to get involved in creative or team projects.

Six of Cups indicates the idea to work with young people or children.

Six of Cups can represents the giving or receiving gifts or charity, but also can also represent receiving an inheritance.

Six of Cups can also suggest the idea to get personal affairs in order, to be organized for your loved ones such as creating a final will.

Career (-)

Six of Cups reversed can indicate that you are feeling bored with your current job role or it is stifling your creativity which you might decide to leave the security and safety of this job to do something that you will find more fulfilling.

Six of Cups reversed also indicates working with children or young people who may have been traumatized of have disabilities.

Six of Cups reversed can symbolize that some of these career choices could be emotionally draining for you and this means to make sure you take care of your own well-being.

Six of Cups reversed can indicate that you are becoming financially independent and mature in the way you manage your finances, which if you live with your parents or family members, then it might be time to move away.

Health (+)

Six of Cups indicates that you might be charitable or caring towards someone with ill health and they may need your support more than you know.

Six of Cups symbolizes that a fast paced life might cause undue stress or illness so try to simplify your life as much as you can and return to the basics.

Six of Cups is a good indication if you are attempting to conceive a child in the near future.

Health (-)

Six of Cups reversed can be an indicator that any health issues you are suffering from might be genetic or a physical manifestation of unresolved childhood trauma.

Six of Cups reversed can represent fertility issues or problems conceiving.

Spirituality (+)

Six of Cups indicates that you need to keep spiritual practices simple because our intrinsic part of who we are sometimes is eager to connect to spirit which can become over-complicated.

Six of Cups can also symbolize that you may find yourself rediscovering rituals or traditions from your childhood or other lifetimes and you might integrate them into your spiritual practice.

Spirituality (-)

Six of Cups reversed can indicate that now is a time to discover new beliefs and try new possiblities rather than to cling rigidly to the beliefs or traditions you may have learned from childhood.

Six of Cups reversed suggest to keep what works for you but do not be afraid to branch out and incorporate new ideas that appeal to you.