The 6th card in the Cups suit stands for optimism, renewal, emotional recovery and healing, starting fresh and building again from the ashes of the previous ruin

Six of Cups [Upright]

On this card, we have a heartwarming picture as the two main figures in the card are children, a boy and a girl, and there are white flowers in all of the six cups present in the image. One of the cups is being given to the girl by the boy representing kindness and sharing

There’s a lot of greenery on the card, alluding to spring – the time of awakening after a long and harsh winter (Five of Cups), and renewal. The colors are bright reds, blues and yellows. In the background, there is a castle that was only visible from the distance in the Five of Cups.

The children are positioned in the courtyard of the castle, and there’s a guard in the background to the left with a spear dressed in sky blue – the color of the sky in the card, representing the emotional safety and comfort of the childhood innocence.

six of Cups Keywords [Upright]

• Healing
• Hope
• Comfort
• Good memories
• Joy
• Innocence
• Forgiveness
• Playfulness

six of Cups Meaning [Upright]

Six of Cups is the card of optimism and renewed faith. It shows getting out of the trap that was represented by the Five of Cups. Its message is that the time for letting go, healing and pleasure has come (again).

At the same time, this is a nostalgic card, as the spirit of Pleasures (the Lord of this card) is asking the reader/asker to renew his relationships with his parents, siblings and old friends in order to find emotional stability and happiness again.

The message is sort of to go back to the beginning, where it all started, in order to heal and release what doesn’t serve you and to implement better understanding and emotions that will help you in the future. Go back to the beginning in order to be able to choose a different end.

Key Points – Love [Upright]

• When it shows up in a love reading it acts as an omen of a childhood love or a high school sweetheart coming back into your life. A relationship from the past, or the relationship you manifested in the past is going to happen now.
• Deep feelings of resonance and familiarity are going to be stirred in you, and you’re going to feel renewed through this new, yet very old, connection.

Key Points – Money [Upright]

• When this card shows up in a reading, it’s alluding that you should invest in your childhood home. Or you should be there for someone from your family, a warm hug and kind words go a long way.
• This is not a card of Pentacles, this is not about money (and large sums of it), this can represent helping someone from your hometown or your family with a small amount of money, but in a big way if you offer your emotional support.

Key Points - Career [Upright]

• When this card shows up in a career reading, it means that it’s time for you to revisit a childhood dream and turn it into a goal. Or that the time to take over a family business has come.