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6 cups tarot meaning in relationships. Six of the Cup, characteristics and description of the card

The Six of Cups (Six of Cups) card depicts six cups filled with white, five-pointed flowers and two children. One boy seems to smell the flowers as he offers one filled cup to another smaller child. A small child reflects the past life, and a taller child represents the future, and together the children symbolize happy meetings with near and dear people from the past.

They share past pleasures with a huge amount of nostalgia. In the background, an old figure can be seen walking away, symbolizing our worries, leaving them locked in the tower. A home reflects comfort and security, but a barren garden speaks of a lost happy time. Everything is bright yellow, indicating great happiness in this overall scene.

The main meaning of the card in the upright position

Key phrases

  • reunion;
  • joy;
  • nostalgia;
  • childhood memories;
  • innocence;
  • nostalgia;
  • children;
  • love for a child;
  • inheritance;.
  • familiar.

The Six of Cups is a card of youth, inexperience, pleasant longing for the past, childish naive happiness and generosity. The card reflects a feeling of comfort and peace, a sense of security. Currently, feelings such as love and affection fill you and are looking for a way out. You should not be ashamed of these feelings and hide them.

People close to you have the right to know your true attitude towards them. Show them your love and affection. This Arcanum suggests protecting people you love and dear to your heart from various negativity that may come from your life. But at the same time, we should not forget to give people happiness and joy.

You want to revisit happy memories of your past, whether as a child, teenager or adult. Often, these memories are truly a thing of the past and reflect aspects of your life that have since disappeared. You may feel that the only way to connect with this happiness is to escape into the past, where you can reflect on your happy and wonderful memories instead of dealing with current problems. It's okay if you're just taking a stroll down memory lane, but it's important that you live in the present. Accept life as it is, do not linger in the past with nostalgia for it.

There's nothing wrong with looking back on good times for inspiration when things aren't going smoothly in life. In the midst of a crisis, the Six of Cups suggests that looking back on what you have experienced is a good way to reassure yourself that whatever challenges lie ahead, you will face them with dignity and overcome them. During this period of reflection, there is no need to focus on the negative. Instead, transfer all the positive energy from the past into your present and future.

The Six of Cups indicates a return to a familiar environment or place of childhood. Perhaps you will return to the city where you were born and lived for many years, to your parents' house, to your school or even to kindergarten. A classmate or lover from a past life who has a crush on you may reappear in your life. Allow yourself positive, nostalgic memories of your childhood, friends and family. If possible, talk to young people.

The Six of Cups reflects the child that still lives within you and invites you to feel the joy of childhood. People with persistent problems such as addiction, depression, troubled relationships and chronic dissatisfaction transform their lives into the world of childhood and thereby can find new joy and vitality.

The Six of Cups indicates children in your life, which means possible pregnancy, birth, or guardianship, depending on other cards nearby. Children play a significant role in your current life and can serve as great advisors. Children are ideal role models to look up to when this Arcanum is present in a reading. They see the world as a completely ideal place and their hearts are open to experience the countless joys of life.

The card promises a little joy. This may be a small profit, which in its own way will improve your financial situation and give it stability. For people in business, the Six of Cups predicts success and positivity, especially if they are not fixated only on material gain. The card promises family happiness to those who really strive for it. However, for people accustomed to taking risks and acting headlong, Arkan foreshadows a state of depression, stagnation in business, dissatisfaction, a swamp, and utopia.

The main interpretation of the card is based on joyful and happy memories from a past life. And most likely these memories have not yet gone back and will give you a lot of joy and happiness. This could be good news from an old friend, a pleasant surprise, or an unexpected inheritance, a meeting with school friends, a pleasant dinner with family. The card promises career growth, holidays abroad or the purchase of a new home.

Reversed meaning

Key phrases

  • stagnation in a past life;
  • naivety;
  • illusions;
  • problems with children;
  • childlessness;
  • leaving the parental home;
  • child abuse;
  • solving childhood problems;
  • troubled childhood;
  • disharmony;.
  • inheritance.

In a general context, a reversed Arcana signifies that you have let go of the past and are ready to move on to the future. Leaving the parental home, a more mature perception of the world around us, solving children's problems. A reversed card also speaks of childhood abuse or stolen innocence.

Perhaps problems that you have not yet fully resolved constantly force you to turn to the past. It is only important to analyze the memories of past years, but try not to get stuck in that time. Your plans and beliefs that were established early may hinder your self-development and success in your current life. Use your past as a guide for your future and focus on living in the present.

The Six of Cups is a card of pleasant longing for the past, childish love and generosity; it especially emphasizes a carefree attitude towards life, with a bit of naivety. When reversed, the Arcanum suggests that you may have had unrealistically childish ideas about a certain stage of life, based on your dreams and ideals when you were younger. For example, in your youth you could imagine yourself being married with children by the age of 25, and when you reached that age, you realized that you had completely different goals. Or perhaps you're disappointed that by age 25 you still haven't been able to fulfill your childhood dreams.

Often the reversed Six of Cups indicates problems with pregnancy and childbirth. If you already have children, there may be disciplinary issues that you are trying to get under control.

Sometimes this reversed Arcana indicates child abuse or sexual abuse that has occurred in the past. You can still work through these issues and try to free yourself from painful memories. In addition, you can work with others who have been repressing negative memories since childhood and need your support.

Relationships and love

Direct position: in the context of a love relationship, the Six of Cups indicates that you and your partner are childhood sweethearts. If the surrounding cards are positive, this may indicate the presence of children. This Arcanum ideally reflects a meeting with an old acquaintance, and suddenly strong feelings for this person arise in your soul, as if those years that you lived apart never happened. The card can indicate both immature relationships based on childhood dreams, flirting and unrealistic illusions, and serious relationships that have fundamentally matured in the past. Immature relationships, as a rule, are fraught with quite a few problems: lack of experience and precise understanding of what you want from life, young age, incorrectly set priorities, you do not control your feelings, but your feelings control you.

Where relationships have had the opportunity to strengthen in the past, the Six of Cups describes more spiritual reunions, unions filled with the power of love, heartfelt and emotional energy. There is no place for playfulness and childishness in such relationships. Sincere and trusting feelings, mutual need for unity, tenderness and affection, sexual sensuality, satisfaction and pleasure from physical intimacy - all this arises at a stage experienced together.

If you do not have a partner and are free from a relationship, the card foretells the return of a former close friend or lover.


Reversed position: if you are in a romantic relationship and you get the Six of Cups, it will indicate boredom or lack of passion in the relationship. And although relationships give you a sense of security and some stability, you may feel that they are suffocating you. If you are single, then this Arcana in an inverted position indicates that you are ready to leave your past relationships behind and move on to something better.

The card also suggests that you are still looking at your past relationships through rose-colored glasses, and comparing any new partner to a former lover. Every time you reject new men, seeing only flaws in them, not wanting to notice positive qualities, since the idol from the past does not let go of your heart. To move forward, you need to remember that your past relationship ended for a good reason. Holding onto the past will not change anything, but you can find a new life. Give the other person a chance and be happy with him.

This Arcana can also mean that childhood problems or abuse in your childhood may prevent you from finding the love you deserve, or affect your ability to open up to your partner if you are in a relationship.

An inverted card interprets a truce in relationships, despite prudence and acquired experience. With this turn of events, the relationship will move into a more complex and problematic state than it seems at the beginning.

When reading the reversed Six of Cups, attention is paid to the sincere desire to forget the past, to burn all bridges behind oneself. Therefore, parting with old friends is not excluded, which also emphasizes the readiness to move on from the past. Perhaps many years ago you had an unpleasant experience in a relationship, which resulted in quite a few mistakes and misdeeds, this explains the desire to forget your past life.

Importance in Career

Direct position: In a career, the appearance of the Six of Cups is usually a good omen. This means creativity, information sharing and good will. When this card appears, it's time to get involved in creative or professional projects. The lasso may indicate working with young people or children. As for finances, the card promises bonuses, salary increases, additional income from outside, generous gifts, charity, and professional growth. It is also possible to receive an inheritance. The card promises success in creating your own business.

At your workplace you will be surrounded by a good, working atmosphere. You are full of energy and strength to achieve the tasks assigned to you. Moreover, your own ideas and suggestions are taken into account. You are ready to devote yourself entirely to your work and provide professional support and assistance to newcomers.

Reversed position: In a career context, the Six of Cups reversed could indicate that you are bored in your current role or it is stifling your creativity. You are filled with innovative ideas and proposals, and you abhor conservatism. You're ready to leave your job and try to express your creativity in something else.

This Arcanum often indicates working with children or young people who received psychological trauma in childhood, or live in an unfavorable family and need close supervision. This kind of work can exhaust you mentally, so don’t forget about your own health. In a monetary context, the card reflects your independence and willingness to manage your finances yourself. For a young man who is still living at home with his parents, the card shows that he is ready to live on his own.

At the workplace, you may encounter hostility from colleagues and their incompetence, which affects your professionalism. Moreover, there may be an unpleasant experience that you want to quickly forget about.

6 cups in health layouts

Direct position: Regarding health, the Six of Cups recommends that you simplify your life as much as possible and get back to the basics. Fast paced, busy work can cause excessive stress, digestive problems, and the development of nervous diseases. The reversed Six of Cups is also a good omen, since the card represents children and family first and foremost, so you should be especially careful about your health.

Reversed: In terms of health, the Six of Cups reversed may be an indicator that any health problems you are suffering from may be either genetic or physical manifestations of unresolved childhood issues or traumas. If you are planning a family, the Arcanum in the reverse position can represent fertility problems or problems arising during conception.

Don’t hide and be ashamed of your feelings, emotions and desires. Your inner harmony will liberate you and help you feel the fullness of life. Of course, everyone has problems, but only a rational approach is sufficient to solve them. The difficult stage is long behind you, and nothing will stop you from enjoying life. Spend your time with people dear to you, provide help and support to those in need. And if you're destined to spend your free time alone, don't be afraid to treat yourself to nice things.

Basic combinations


With the hierophant:

  • Children at school
  • Your childhood breaks your heart.

With a knight of swords:

  • Your ex-lover is back.
  • Sexual experience.

With the Queen of Pentacles:

  • Mother and her children.
  • A man returns to the woman he loves.
  • You have pleasant memories of your mother.

Distance. Distance. Sentimental memories of a happy past. Good old times. Nostalgia. The desire to return to childhood. The child within himself. Striving for simplicity. Inexperience. Infantility. Change and connection of generations. Participation and care. Restoring family and friendship ties. Recovery. Rest

Advice
Remember your past, forgotten desires and dreams. They will help you better navigate the present.

Warning
Don't choose the past over the present.

Card of the day
Today you have day of remembrance. Figure out what you have where: what you wanted, what you dreamed about many years ago, and what of this has managed to come true to date. Perhaps such an inventory will help you fulfill some forgotten desires. But one should rather expect that the past will give you advice or a hint for your current life, if you meet a person whom you have not seen for many years or find something long forgotten or lost.

Reversed card
Future favorable opportunities. Upcoming events. New perspectives. Get rid of attachment to events that have already happened. A weakening connection.

Teresa Francis-Chong, Terry Silvers. "Tarot for Beginners."

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The Six of Cups is a card of pleasant memories.
The dwarf, who symbolizes the past, conveys the gift of memories to the future, depicted in the form of a child.
Memories can be genuine, or they can be embellished.

In any case, they provide a feeling of confidence and security that helps us cope with current problems.
Sometimes, however, the attraction to the past prevents us from enjoying the present.
Memories can be pleasant, but they should not interfere with life here and now.

Questions to ask yourself when drawing the Six of Cups
  • Are you living in the past?
  • How do you feel about growing and maturing?
  • Do you feel loved and protected?
  • Are you loyal to old ideas?
  • Who gives you their love, or who do you love?
Key Ideas
Deep down within you, you are that small, defenseless child you once were, and that helpless child is asking for love, encouragement, and participation.

Very often, the person who hurts your inner child the most is none other than you, who should be loving and caring for that child.
Praise and encourage yourself a little more.

Friends
Direct card: A friend from your past returns for a short visit.
Rejoice as you reminisce with him about the good old days.
Reversed card: You are too focused on the friends you have lost or left behind.

Now we need to continue on our way and make new friendships.

Studies
Direct card: One particular teacher is particularly supportive and encouraging right now.
Reversed card: You have such an attitude towards your studies that it is not easy to help you - for teachers it is almost backbreaking work.

Stop pushing away the knowledge they are trying to give you.

Dating
Direct card: Before you jump into passion, get to know your potential partner better.
What you find out can greatly change your attitude towards him.

Reversed card: Beware of being too suspicious of your partner.

Family
Direct card: In your family you feel love and protection.
This gives you a wonderful sense of security that helps you face current challenges with courage.

Reversed card: Don't let your family be your only source of comfort and security.
Allow your friends and mentors to help you too.

Interests
Direct card: It seems that you have found use for those abilities that you previously ignored.

Creative talents - for music, visual arts, dance - are again manifested in action.
Perhaps you enjoy working with younger children.
Reversed card: Don't let your efforts and efforts go into the sand.

You didn't study in vain.
Find a use for your skills.

Health/Appearance
Direct card: It's time to update your wardrobe and modernize your personal style.
Reversed card: Constantly changing your image may indicate a lack of confidence.

Try to improve not your wardrobe, but your self-esteem.

Money
Direct card: Take advantage of the opportunity to earn money.
Now there are many chances, anyone will do.
Reversed card: You rely too much on the financial support your family gives you.

You need to find a way to raise money on your own - a reserve will not be superfluous.

Fortune telling in half a minute
Roni's boyfriend wants things to get "more physical" with his girlfriend, and she knows her parents won't like it.

The card indicates that Roni needs to talk to her parents and decide whether she is ready to head into the future with her boyfriend, or whether she will respect her parents' will for now.
Whatever decision she makes, the card means that the family will continue to love and support Roni.

Annie Lionnet. “Tarot. Practical guide."

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Five vases with flowers standing next to each other symbolize a fruitful period.
A young man gives a girl a vase of flowers.
Past efforts bear fruit in the present.
The Six of Cups indicates a way out of a stressful situation and the end of a restless period.

The time has come to overcome all obstacles and find peace of mind, but it will still take a lot of time to finally solve all your problems.
Emotionally, a new phase of life begins with the rebirth of youthful desires, which in many Tarot decks is conveyed through the image of a young man offering flowers or fruit to his girlfriend.

Sometimes this card shows an older child helping a younger one, so the Six of Cups is often a symbol of a happy childhood.

Symbolism
The Six of Cups symbolizes the beginning of a new cycle in life, after you have found the strength to accept the past and come to terms with your situation.

This is the card of nostalgia, and if we get it, it means that we tend to live in the past or surround it with an aura of romance.
Although the future calls us forward and we have every opportunity to respond to its call, we are still haunted by memories that we cannot escape.

The Six of Cups reminds us that the more we idealize the past, the more we risk our future, and therefore we must accept our fate.
We need time to think about everything that has happened to us in order to choose the right course of action.

Interpretation
Choosing this card means that you have been living in your past for too long without paying enough attention to current problems.
You may reminisce about the past and feel sad for people who once meant a lot to you, but who are no longer with you.

This hag may also indicate that you need to take stock of your past in order to remove obstacles from your path that are preventing you from moving forward.
A former lover or old friend may reappear in your life, or a resumption of a seemingly extinct love affair is also possible.

Or you may be rewarded for your hard work.
The future calls you, and the trials you have experienced, without diminishing your merits in the least, have only strengthened you even more.

Stuart R. Kaplan. "Classic Tarot. Origin, history, fortune telling."

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Meaning in fortune telling
Memories.
Past influences.
What has disappeared.
Gone childhood.
Nostalgia.
Faded images.
Desire.
Reversed meaning
Future.
Opportunities lie ahead.

Upcoming events.
New perspectives.
Plans that may not come true.
Something that will soon come.

P. Scott Hollander. "Tarot for Beginners."

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The Six of Cups is a card of memories and looking back to a time when you were happy; it shows that you can know happiness again.

Inner meaning
Your previous dissatisfaction with your current situation logically led to this card.

The Six of Cups describes thoughts about past loves and lost happiness.
This is a map of memories and a look back at a time when you were as happy as a child can be.
How these memories affect you is up to you.

Do not indulge in painful thoughts about what you have lost.
If you use your memories to relearn happiness, to rekindle your childhood innocence, and most importantly, to remind yourself that you were happy, you can become happy again.

In a particularly favorable scenario, the appearance of this card indicates that someone or something will make you see the good in your life.

Value in the layout
Direct or positive: memories, looking back (especially to childhood); thoughts about past love.

Happiness that comes from the past, from thoughts about what is long gone.
A promise for the future; future renewal, happiness and love.
Reversed or negative: new friends, new knowledge, new surroundings.
Changes in mood and relationships.

Something important and significant will happen soon.

Mary Greer. "The Complete Book of Reversed Tarot Cards."

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After the losses of the Five of Cups, you move on to the Six and seek solace in the past or enjoy the care and support of friends in the present.
This card speaks generally about the influence of the past on the present.
You may be nostalgic for simpler, happier times, or you may be currently under the influence of a long-lived trauma.

Sometimes memories of karmic knots tied in past lives are available.
Sixes are generally considered the culmination of each suit and represent reciprocity or equal exchange - in this case, emotional energy.

You can give gifts or do all sorts of romantic things.
Perhaps you are reminiscing about your childhood and youth or longing for the good old days.
Or perhaps you are caring for someone or making peace after a quarrel.

This card suggests sensual pleasures and happiness or care.
and acceptance from others.
You may be decorating your home - most likely in a traditional, classic or retro style.
An alternative interpretation of the card from the Waite-Smith deck emphasizes that the guard with a spear, the enclosed courtyard, and the difference in height and age between the characters indicate either protection or intrigue.

However, the Six of Cups can also have a more unpleasant meaning: in some cases, it speaks of violence experienced in childhood, which was subsequently repressed and forgotten.
In this sense, it is similar to ceremonial family photographs, where everyone is smiling, but in fact they are hiding the terrifying truth.

Traditional meanings: the past, what happened before.
Memories.
Thoughts about past loves.
Nostalgia.
Withered, gone, disappeared.
Old age, decrepitude, impotence, antiquity.
Desire, desire.

Indecisiveness in love.
Wrong, bad choice.
Injuries, mistakes.
Dissatisfaction, lack of passion.
Courtship.
New acquaintances.

Reversed Six of Cups
Traditionally, the reversed Six of Cups is interpreted as a card of future events, but modern tarot readers clearly link it to the past.

If you put these two versions together, it turns out that you are turning away from the past and focusing on the future - no matter whether it is successful or not.
Both interpretations emphasize the inability to live in the present.

Being preoccupied with the past can lead to apathy and inertia.
Caroline Myss, an excellent intuitive therapist, quite rightly points out the dangers of delving into one's own traumas: if you get too carried away by this process, you will find yourself unable to live in the here and now.

On the other hand, it could also be a revival card.
In a psychotherapeutic aspect, you can let go of old emotional hold-ups and unconscious patterns of behavior.
When you return to familiar places, you may find that everything is completely different from what you remembered.

Idealized pictures of the past do not stand up to the harsh reality.
You can free yourself from old obligations and relinquish responsibility.
At the other end of the spectrum is a passion for new technologies, science fiction, or other futuristic projects.

Also, the reversed Six of Cups can mean working with the inner child, but at the same time it suggests that it is time to grow up, live in the present - perhaps get rid of your childhood home and any family heirlooms in the literal or metaphorical sense words.

You can change the interior to banish the memories.
The need to rise above your roots, especially if shame is among your emotions, can be a good motivation for the future.
In rare cases, the card may indicate a reunion with a lover or sweetheart from the past.

When you project the Six of Cups onto other people, they will appear in your eyes as either reactionary, or, conversely, ultra-progressive, and perhaps even those who refuse to grow.
From a shamanic and magical point of view, this could be plant medicine - apparently because the card shows flowers.

The card also suggests time travel to the past or future.
A smell or taste can become a catalyst for inner vision or make you relive some past event.

The courtyard serves as a reminder of the importance of working in a protected sacred space or temenos.
Traditional Reversed Meanings: future, future prospects.
Soon, later.
Something that will happen soon.

The promise of better times.
Revival, resurrection, renewal.
New friends or new environment.
Plans that may fail.

Larisa Moon. "All the secrets of the Tarot."

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Key phrase
I was truly happy only in childhood.
Perhaps the beauty of the past lies in the fact that it will never return?
Description of the card and its internal meaning
This Arcanum is illustrated by the image of children playing, which symbolize the happiest and most carefree time of a person - childhood.

The Six of Cups is a card of memories and looking back into the past.
Your thoughts may not necessarily be associated with childhood, but certainly with past events, with what will never return, and this makes it even more precious.

How these memories will affect the life of the Questioner depends on him.
If you use them to relearn how to smile, to restore your childlike spontaneity and trust, and most importantly, to remind yourself of joyful times again, then you can find happiness again.

If you indulge in painful thoughts about what you have lost, you may not hope for favorable changes in your life.

Connection of the card with other occult sciences
Letter - E, number - 6, Ruled by the planet - Venus, zodiac sign - Scorpio, Correspondence according to the Book of Changes - 37th hexagram ("Family"), Weather conditions - fog, Corresponding color - green, According to Kabbalah - corresponds to the sephira Tiphareth.
Card meaning
Straight position
The Six of Cups indicates that something good and long forgotten is returning to the Questioner’s life.
Perhaps it will help you look at the world in a new way, gain strength, and find balance.

Adjacent cards in the layout will tell you who or what will help the Questioner use his memories correctly.

Inverted position
In this case, the Six of Cups predicts changes in life and work.

Promises renewal in several areas of life at once.
Sometimes she advises not to become too attached to the past, since old feelings have already exhausted themselves and now only interfere with new experiences.
Don't be afraid to look back and let go of the past.

After all, it will never return, and your sadness can lead to wrong steps.
By starting things and emotions “from scratch,” you will not lose anything.

Daniela Chris. "Magic book of Tarot. Fortune telling."

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The Six of Cups symbolizes wonderful memories of the past, and if there were grievances and troubles, they should be forgotten.
Restoring harmony in family and love affairs.
You will have another good chance soon.

Often indicates the celebration of some round date - anniversary, birthday, etc.
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It also means that you will finally create a happy home for yourself.
If you are wondering about a specific matter, you can safely take on it: the goal will be achieved without much delay.

Inverted - it’s high time for you to stop tormenting yourself with sad memories of the past, start living for today.
Throw away some of the old things and habits, you have long grown out of them.

Original card meanings that come with the Rider White Tarot deck.

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VI. Six are children in the old garden, their cups are filled with flowers.

Straight position: it is a map of the past and memories; it denotes the desire to look into the past, for example, into one’s childhood; well-being, joy, but perhaps coming from the past; things that have disappeared.

Another interpretation is the opposite of this and gives new connections, new knowledge, a new environment and then children frolicking in new possessions.

Reverse position: future (change), renewal that will come soon.

Hayo Banzhaf. Self-instruction manual for Tarot.

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Astrological meaning: Moon in Pisces as a symbol of aching, nostalgic memories, or Moon in Cancer as a symbol of romantic reverie.
SIX OF CUPS This map takes us to the land of memories.

It shows that the past is still alive in us, that we return to it in romantic dreams or in painfully nostalgic experiences.
Such a detached and sentimental view of things can either clarify and brighten the picture of the world, or cloud and darken it.

AND, Since the card is, in one way or another, connected with the past, if asked appropriately, it can point to some episodes or impressions of our childhood.

Rider White Tarot. Theory and practice. Series "Secrets of Predictions". Publishers: AST, Astrel, 2002

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Pleasure Second decade of Scorpio from November 1 to 11.
Astrological equivalents: Virgo, Pisces, Venus, Neptune, Sixth and Twelfth Houses.
The second decade of Scorpio expresses the idea of ​​deep awareness of the hidden processes of the collective unconscious, which gives power over them.

Observing the mechanisms of life and mastering them through the concept of their essence makes it possible to control the situation and elevates a person above others.
This decade is ruled by the Sun, which controls the heart and at the same time the self-awareness of a person, merging feeling and reason into one.

But, sometimes, Uranus or Neptune is considered the patron of this decade, since it does not abuse power, but tends to be reasonable about feelings, which can, as a consequence, lead to a somewhat detached view of the world.

But its meaning is not in leaving for the other world, but in the ability to live in the present; this requires not only depth of thought, but also childlike spontaneity.
In the Tarot card, a flower seller dressed as a jester gives a flower to a little girl with a smile.

On the tablecloth of the counter is the St. Andrew's Cross of Sympathy.
The seller sells goods - this reveals the nature of Scorpio, a passionate acquirer of wealth and human emotions.
But white flowers in cups serve as a symbol of the fact that emotions are purified to the most primary and immediate manifestations: only those feelings are left that lead a person to the sources of life.

Now he can bring them as a gift to someone who needs it: a passion dangerous for others has been transformed into universal love and sympathy.
Participation in the passions of the world is perceived by the seller as a game - hence his clothes as a jester.

But this does not prevent him from showing love: his power in the world is expressed as compassion for people.
The trap is to put your group above others, a hostile opposition between friends and strangers.
In Pamela Smith's deck, this card signifies childhood, the past, and is depicted as children playing.

This symbol reflects one of the sides of the Six of Cups, which takes us back to the past.
But, basically, the Six of Cups is still a Virgo card, since through it the effect of the planet Venus in the sign of Virgo is strongly manifested.

Venus in Virgo is in its fall, and therefore the card bears the imprint of some kind of powerlessness.
At this stage, the emotion is spiritualized and turns into love for the omnipresent.
The appearance of this card in a reading may indicate a situation that requires you to tolerate, rise above vanity and true spirituality.

This card seems to embody Virgo in all its highest manifestations: mercy, help, kindness, what the ancient Greeks called “therapy.”
Straight position: In the upright position, the card means memories, past hobbies from whose influence you have freed yourself, disappeared people and things, past childhood, nostalgia, bringing joy to others.

Lasting community, trust that is based on experiences together, true friendship.
This may also mean love for the Motherland and the Motherland itself.
An old friendship that does not cause communication difficulties.

Feeling of harmony.
Inverted position: In an inverted position, the card, on the contrary, is all directed towards the future.
It signifies new opportunities ahead; future events, expansion of worldview, anticipation of the future.

The card may also signal that in the near future your plans may require adjustments, without which they may collapse.

Evgeny Kolesov. "The ABC of Tarot".

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In the garden near a cozy old house, a boy hands a girl a cup full of flowers; Nearby are the rest of the cups, also filled with flowers.
The Aquarius Tarot shows us an old woman who has finally achieved the peace she longed for.

This card means comfort and peace.
Where we are at home, where we feel safe, we can give vent to our simplest and most natural feelings - kindness, tenderness, love.
There is no need to “save” feelings, this card says, let your loved ones know that they are dear and you need them.

Protect them from the bad emotions that visit your soul, but feel free to share your joy with them.
“Little happiness”, a profit of three cents on the dollar, but without any risk.
Good for beginners and “homey” people; for enterprising and adventurous people - stagnation, a swamp.

Inverted: It means that there will be no such profit (such happiness), but there will be nothing bad either, everything will remain as it was.

“Eternal Femininity leads us forward!”

(Goethe)

This card is considered one of the most enjoyable in the deck. The minor arcan Tarot card Six of Cups (of Cups) is an innocent situation, success in a favorable environment, without making any effort. In this article we will look at the description and meaning in relationships of an upright and inverted card, interpretation and combination with other cards in layouts for love, health, career and work.

The Six of Cups is a card of nostalgia, memories of the past, including love feelings.

Description of the map

The Six of Cups depicts a flower seller, more like a jester, who, with a smile on his face, gives a flower to a young lady. The tablecloth of the counter is lined with St. Andrew's Cross of Sympathy. The work of a salesman denotes the origins of Scorpio - a passionate desire for wealth. However, white flowers symbolize the return of the emotional state to primary sources.

In this way, the purified emotions are presented in the form of a flower to the child who is in great need of it, and the dangerous nature of Scorpio is transformed into love and understanding. The jester's clothes are interpreted as a certain image of the game that the seller created for himself, but this does not prevent him from showing feelings of love and compassion for people.

Another symbol depicted on the card - “the enchanting garden of family joys” - has a traditional interpretation: an imminent marriage.

General meaning of the Six of Cups card

The card expresses generosity, respect and love, joy of life and inner harmonious state, as well as prosperity and emotional uplift. If the Six of Cups Tarot appears as a result card, it means the embodiment of some long-forgotten dream into reality.

This Arcanum serves as a vector going into the Past. It points to bygone events that we have almost completely forgotten, people who have left our social circle, forgotten habits and things. Everything that was considered lost among Fives has been regained among Sixes.

With its presence in the layout, the Six of Cups brings about the awakening of forgotten desires, plans and aspirations. Perhaps some event will remind you of people, places, meetings from the past. In addition to the usual one, which does not go beyond one life, this card also contains karmic memory.

Six of Cups Tarot, the meaning of the card according to ancient interpreters: “that which has not disappeared,” however, it cannot disappear.

The return of better times, and not their immediate onset. The presence of a card in a reading guarantees that someone or something will make you believe in good things. This card complements the Five of Cups. Difficulties in life, problems, longing for lost happiness and lost love give reason to think that there were once happy times.

And the most significant thing that the Six of Cups gives is the feeling inside that there will definitely be happy times, and perhaps they have already come, just as you were already happy once, which means it may well happen again. If successful, the card guarantees that the person will find happiness again.

The card evokes a feeling of spirituality, a desire for new stages and achievements. The experience of the past provides a reliable foundation for realizing your main goals, and the knowledge gained from experience gives you the strength to change your life for the better.

The Six of Cups can show, just like the Ten of Cups, the home of the questioner, or rather, not so much the place of residence itself, as his homeland, ancestors and origin. If the Six of Cups appears in the same scenario as the Six of Swords, it may indicate the cause of problems that are associated with childhood or serious situations that left a deep impression. This card also speaks of the proximity of special events, holidays, anniversaries, and possibly a meeting with old acquaintances.

Definitely, the appearance of the Six of Cups in the scenario informs the questioner that the current situation has developed due to some circumstances that occurred earlier. However, the vast majority of interpretations of this card agree that the appearance of this card in the layout foreshadows good times, the fulfillment of desires, quick happiness and love.

Personal Description

Six of Cups, the meaning of the card is interpreted as the image of an innocent child with all the qualities inherent at this early age, devoid of the internal problems and anxieties of a mature person. As we become adults, we lose our naivety and infantilism, and the Six of Cups certainly returns us to this state. The traditional interpretation indicates a person’s return to his Self - the inner child.

There is also a completely opposite meaning - an internal state inherent in people in their declining years. This is associated with nostalgic feelings for my youth, with notes of sentimental memories. Sometimes the card indicates a person for whom the past plays a big role and is still inextricably linked with the present, since enormous experience has been gained from past events.

In most cases, the past refers to impressions and experiences received in childhood, which can relate to psychoanalysis according to Freud. But one way or another, the main meaning of the card is the sentimental mood of a person who is ready to live in the past. For him, memories have value, which do not allow him to live peacefully in the present, but returns him in romantic dreams to past events.

Positive features

When favorable cards appear in a layout, the Six of Cups describes a person’s being in harmony, finding inner balance and tranquility. A person is filled with vitality, ready to work and help other people. This card personifies an internally calm person, devoid of empty worries, worries and worries, keeping all his actions and emotions under control.

On a deeper level

The Six of Cups refers to karmic knots created in past incarnations. The description of the card emphasizes the fullness of harmony and tranquility of inner strength. The card characterizes a person who is able to renew his inner “I” by returning to his original authentic state. Crowley associates this ability with the ability to find one's center, to find a creative source. The Six of Cups links emotional desires and creative power, as one emerging from the other.

Other Tarot experts (for example, Banzhaf and Akron) believe that the Six of Cups directly indicates a connection with the feminine principle and, in a narrower sense, with motherhood. From this arises the following interpretation: the presence of Scorpio in the second decade makes it possible to realize the hidden processes of the collective unconscious.

Thus, a person, by studying the mechanisms of life and understanding their essence, is able to control his actions, which gives him great advantages over others. The Sun, which rules this decade, controls both the heart and self-awareness of a person.

In some cases, Uranus or Neptune take the leading positions, which means the predominance of reason over feelings. But the main essence lies not in immersion in past lives, but in the ability to enjoy the present, using both a reasonable attitude and the attitude of your inner child.

The meaning of the Six of Cups in various layouts

For career and work

The Six of Cups expresses a favorable conclusion of clean transactions, successful cooperation. The map also suggests the emergence of situations in which you want to return to the original goals outlined in the development of your career.

The person of this card is endowed with creative abilities and is also characterized by hard work. This person's work usually involves helping people, such as therapy with the elderly or children. Perhaps it is something related to studying or teaching history.

For finances and property

Six of Cups, the meaning of the card reminds of overdue payments that will certainly be paid. If there was a period of unstable financial situation, then normal conditions will be restored in the near future. In work, when making transactions, collective cooperation, all obligations, as well as material wealth, are divided equally. A stable, honest, but not large income is guaranteed; the card favors novice entrepreneurs.

Regarding your housing situation, the Six of Cups is a good sign for improving the quality of life, repairing or updating your home. Her sphere of responsibility is the protection and peace of the whole family, a retro-style house, a family nest.

For love and relationships

Six of Cups, the meaning in relationships can be twofold. The first is associated with innocent flirting, playful relationships that are not serious. The second meaning is not just a serious relationship, but one that has been tested over the years and the vicissitudes of fate.

The Six of Cups is light coming from the past.

The loss of this card may also indicate the appearance in life of a person from the past with whom you had a close love relationship and with whom you never hoped to meet. It could also be a reunion after a period of stagnation in a relationship. The card gives hope for finding quick happiness and sincere love, stable and long-term relationships built on past feelings and experiences.

The Six of Cups presupposes the reunification of partners according to the karmic principle, the acquisition of complete emotional excitement and feelings, and an intimate desire for each other. There is complete harmony, mutual understanding in the relationship, communication is rich in the exchange of sexual and mental energy.

Past experience on which relationships are now built brings trust, empathy, mutual understanding and real sincere feelings full of love and tenderness for each other. Partners enjoy wonderful moments that they relive together and learn to love each other again.

Thus, the Six of Cups (especially in the scenario with Twos and Tens) creates a harmonious, creative atmosphere in relationships, imbued with sincerity and good intentions. Which is significantly different from the meaning of Fours, Sevens and Nines, which speak of the destruction of relationships and the onset of loneliness.

Often this card shows first love - very tender and reverent feelings, without any secret intentions. In such relationships there is absolutely no violence, malice, tyranny, jealousy, and only complete mutual understanding, trust and respect reign.

Many Tarot experts associate the Six of Cups with the fulfillment of one's deepest desires, as it is rich in manifestations of love and generosity. The most terrible and bad events fade into the background, allowing you to fully taste all the delights of real life.

To a greater extent, the card indicates a family hearth, peace and familiar life, namely a union of people tired of the hustle and bustle and striving for a quiet life. Only at home can such a person fully reveal himself and his emotions, give free rein to his feelings and enjoy every moment of the years he has lived.

The Six of Cups also speaks of the onset of the “candy-bouquet period” in romantic relationships, upcoming dates, and perhaps indecisiveness of both partners in expressing mutual feelings.

The appearance of this card in a scenario promises not only the fulfillment of intended goals, but also the development of relationships. The absence of negative cards will only emphasize the formation of trusting relationships with relatives, mutual assistance between generations, and respect for family structures and values.

The Six of Cups symbolizes the resumption of lost contacts with distant relatives and family reunification. Possible birth of a child, guardianship or adoption. Some interpreters would point to the mystical component of the card: a kind of reincarnation of relatives of older generations who have passed into another world in a newly born child.

The presence of negative cards surrounded by the Six of Cups indicates the emergence of unpleasant situations, problems with children, difficult relationships with parents, and dependence on the opinions of elders in the family.

For health status

Childhood or Old Age, fading. One way or another, a person is limited in conducting business because of his age.

It is necessary to carry out the planned tasks with confidence, to realize past ideas. Draw conclusions from the experience gained, think about the results obtained, remember your original desires and compare with what has come true in the present.

Enjoy life with every corner of your soul. It is possible to imagine yourself as a child, to descend into his inner state when there were no worries and problems. Pay attention to your loved ones, pay them more attention, remind them of how dear they are. Do not forget that sincerity in the expression of feelings is more valuable than any wealth.

There is no need to go deep into the past, to let it crowd out the present, since you need to enjoy what you have now, and not what once was. Stop worrying about what you can’t get back. Also, you should not burden yourself with attachment to traditional ways, as this will significantly interfere with the necessary changes along the path of life.

The meaning of a reversed card

The Six of Cups reversed speaks of events in the near future. These could be new goals, aspirations, dreams, very significant events in life. A person expands his worldview, horizons, grows and develops, gaining new knowledge and new people in his environment.

Metaphorically, when a person lets go of the past, he moves away from past problems and empty worries that previously seemed significant. This could be a banal getting rid of old junk in the house, unnecessary old things, which symbolizes the onset of new good times.

Ancient interpreters give additional meaning that in the near future it is necessary to think about the current state of affairs and correct the “right course”. Therefore, the reversed Six of Cups is not at all as harmless as it seems at first glance.

Surrounded by unfavorable cards, its meaning is associated with events that occurred in the parental home in childhood: rude treatment of children, use of violence.

There is another meaning for the inverted card - it is the receipt of an inheritance, small, although a more significant one was expected. Some experts talk about the reluctance to live in the parental home, to observe family responsibilities, which entails running away from home or leaving the family.

A person tries to forget the problems of childhood, devotes himself completely to future events, aspirations and plans. The past seems completely alien to him. Perhaps this is due to strict upbringing, excessive influence on the child, and violent actions. Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to understand the mistakes of the past, accept them, understand their reasons and prevent them from happening in the future.

Combined with other cards

How is the Six of Cups interpreted in combination with other cards:

  • With the Devil - to perform some action again, to enter the same river twice. May indicate offenses related to hiding criminals or corrupt activities.
  • With the Star - a favorable combination, good will, love, participation;
  • With the Moon - the greatest manifestation of love feelings;
  • With the Nine of Wands – negative relationships, a pessimistic mindset;

This card is considered one of the most favorable in most decks. It describes a harmless situation, success without effort in a harmonious environment, the manifestation of generosity, generosity and love, joy of life and inner harmony, well-being and uplift (at least emotional). As the resulting map of the layout, it usually reports that an almost forgotten dream will unexpectedly come true.

But besides this (and mainly) this Arcanum is a vector directed into the Past. A card of nostalgia, memories of the past, romantic feelings, it means past hobbies, from the influence of which we have completely or partially freed ourselves, disappeared people and things. Everything that seemed lost at the stage of Fives returns in Sixes. The presence of this card in the layout speaks of the awakening of long-forgotten desires, past aspirations, intentions and plans. Something will clearly remind you of the past - people, places, meetings, events... This map is used to turn the pages of your own book of life. It is in charge of both ordinary memory, which does not go beyond the limits of one life, and the so-called karmic memory. The ancient interpreters give this card the meaning of “that which has disappeared,” but that’s the trick: it has not disappeared. It cannot disappear. “Manuscripts don’t burn.”

According to the Six of Cups, better times do not come, better times return. “Before the war, everything was decidedly better,” the grass is greener, the birds are more vocal, prices are lower, feelings are deeper... well, that’s it.

The appearance of this card indicates that something or someone will make you see the good in life again. The Six of Cups should be perceived as a logical continuation of the Five of Cups. Sadness, bitterness, disappointment and dissatisfaction with what is, leads to nostalgic thoughts about past love and bygone happiness, about how good it once was.

And the best thing that the Six of Cups can give (especially to those “nailed” by the Five) is the inner knowledge that happiness exists, in principle it happens, and if you were once happy, then you can achieve it again, learn it again. This card shows that the questioner can recognize happiness again, that happiness can return, especially in a favorable scenario. The feelings that we begin to experience again according to this card are such that they usually fill us with light and joy and inspire us to take new steps. Impulses coming from the past give us the strength to bring something important to life here and now, and experience allows us to change many things in life for the better.

Like the Ten of Cups, the Six of Cups can be an indicator of the querent’s house, even in such a broad sense as homeland, origins, sources. Sometimes the presence of a card in a layout indicates that the root of the problem is in the questioner’s childhood; it may indicate some episodes or impressions of early years, and if the Six of Swords is nearby, then this is definitely some kind of generic background. According to the Six of Cups, there are family celebrations, special dates, memorable days, as well as simply meeting people with whom we have not seen for a hundred years.

The very appearance of the Six of Cups in a reading often indicates that the current state of affairs has deep roots in the past, and it makes sense to think about its impact on the present. A negative card environment may indicate that this is a traumatic, destructive influence.

Sometimes it is literally a “journey into the past” - to the places where we left a piece of our heart.

The first traditional meaning describes such human qualities as infantilism, naivety, innocence, sincerity and simplicity, a kind of inner child, devoid of doubts, duplicity and other troubles of adulthood. This is the state that we usually lose along the path of life, and here is a glimpse of it - the Six of Cups in the reading. Traditionally, it is associated with recognizing your inner child. This is a return to yourself.

Another meaning has to do with deeply unchildish experiences - for that matter, they are more characteristic of older people. This is nostalgia for the past, sentimental memories, immersion in the past, a feeling of an inextricable connection with the past. Sometimes a card speaks of a person for whom the present does not exist without a past, because he belongs to this past with all his heart. An indication that there is a very important, invaluable experience hidden there for him.

Sometimes this “past” actually refers to childhood experiences - the card may gravitate towards Freudian psychoanalysis, concepts rooted in childhood. There may be both idealization and dramatization. But more often it is romantic nostalgia, even to the point of a tendency to live in the past. This card shows the great importance of memories - the past is still alive in a person, that he returns to it in romantic dreams or in painfully nostalgic experiences.

Emotional revival and well-being, helping feelings. Positive attitude towards life. A feeling of balance and fullness, with favorable neighboring cards - happiness and harmony. Altruism, willingness to share, help and love. This card is in some ways the opposite of the previous one: unlike the Five of Cups, the Six of Cups characterizes a person as a self-confident and internally liberated person, capable of controlling his own emotions.

Balance, satisfaction, good mood.

According to the Six of Cups, memories of karmic knots tied in past lives are available.
The card describes a state of mind fueled by images of harmony. The ability to return to your original, authentic state, and this will help the upcoming update. For Crowley, this particular card correlates with finding one’s center, returning to the creative source. In the idyllic space of the Six of Cups, emotional desires become a creative force. This card symbolizes protected sacred space.

Banzhaf and Akron write that this card represents an encounter with the feminine principle and the source of motherhood. Light penetrating the eternal waters of the unknowable (Sun in Scorpio) as an ancient symbol of fertilization. Regarding astrological associations: “The second decade of Scorpio expresses the idea of ​​deep awareness of the hidden processes of the collective unconscious, which gives power over them.

Observing the mechanisms of life and mastering them through the concept of their essence makes it possible to control the situation and elevates a person above others. This decade is ruled by the Sun, which controls the heart and at the same time the self-awareness of a person, merging feeling and reason into one. But, sometimes, Uranus or Neptune is considered the patron of this decade, since it does not abuse power, but tends to be reasonable about feelings, which can, as a consequence, lead to a somewhat detached view of the world. But its meaning is not in leaving for the other world, but in the ability to live in the present; this requires not only depth of thought, but also childlike spontaneity.

On the map, the seller, dressed as a jester (interesting interpretation!), selling flowers, gives a flower to a little girl with a smile. On the tablecloth of the counter is the St. Andrew's Cross of Sympathy. The seller sells goods - this reveals the nature of Scorpio, a passionate acquirer of wealth and human emotions. But white flowers in cups serve as a symbol of the fact that emotions are purified to the most primary and immediate manifestations: only those feelings are left that lead a person to the sources of life. Now he can bring them as a gift to someone who needs it: a passion dangerous for others has been transformed into universal love and sympathy. Participation in the passions of the world is perceived by the seller as a game - hence his clothes as a jester. But this does not prevent him from showing love: his power in the world is expressed as compassion for people.”

At this stage, the emotion is spiritualized and turns into love for the omnipresent. The manifestation of this card in a reading may indicate a situation that requires tolerance, elevation above vanity and true spirituality. This card seems to embody Virgo in all its highest manifestations: mercy, help, kindness, what the ancient Greeks called “therapy.”

According to another tradition, the exchange of cups is similar to that depicted in the Deuce, but if there were Father and Mother, then here are their children, Son and Daughter. From an alchemical point of view, the card contains a hint of the Great Work: six (Macrocosm) lilies in bowls, each with five (Microcosm) petals.

Light and Shadow (advice and caution)

Advice: confidently take on the intended task, everything will be fine. Indulge in nostalgia and memories that nourish the soul, try to make old dreams come true. Evaluate past experience, sum up, compare initial goals with specific achievements. Trust life and enjoy it with all your heart. If possible, return to a childhood state, when there was no place for the delusions and troubles of an adult. Let your loved ones know that they are precious and needed, protect them from bad emotions, but share all the good things. Remember that sincere feelings are more valuable than any treasure.

Warning: you shouldn’t look back and get stuck in the past, you need to live “here and now” without running away from reality. You should not regret missed opportunities, drown in painful thoughts about what was lost, or passionately desire what cannot be returned. Let the heart explore the present. Excessive attachment to traditions prevents you from making the necessary changes in life. One should not be overly generous - this is the case when the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

This is a card of cooperation and “clean” affairs. Great creative potential, enjoyment of work. The meaning of this work may be therapy, providing assistance to the “old and young.”

A return to deferred projects, to plans that were once discussed. This is a card of “remakes” - literally and figuratively.

Professionally, this is a rather “crawfish” card, successfully describing work with children and the elderly, as well as history studies.

Resumption of payments. Reminder of past commitments. Restoring well-being after a period of instability. Cooperation in which both costs and income are fairly shared.

“Little happiness”, small profit, but without any risk. Good for beginner businessmen. People of an adventurous nature will, of course, not be satisfied with this.

The card is favorable for housing issues; it symbolizes the security and serene peace of your home. Home in retro style. Family nest. Improving the quality of life, improving the home and garden.

A card can have two fundamentally different meanings. One of them, in the old fashioned way, describes innocent flirting, playfulness, immature relationships and the ease of being.

Secondly, the relationship is not just mature, but specifically mature, having a fundamental basis in the past. If the Court or the Wheel of Fortune is nearby, this is almost a certificate from the karmic registry office. The traditional meaning of “nostalgia” in this case turns into “old yeast” - people already have an emotional pattern of relationships laid down in the past (other cards will tell more about its quality).

Often the Six of Cups means nostalgic experiences, the return of an object of long-time love, a “chance” meeting with a person whom you never expected to see again, or the resumption of a relationship after a “dead” period. This is the case when a promise for the future comes from the past in the form of very strong and important impulses - a renewal of feelings, fueled by past emotional experience, awaiting happiness and love. Romantic nostalgia sometimes truly nourishes and supports a person on his path, sitting deep in his heart as a precious legacy of the memory of feelings.

The card describes karmic reunions, connections full of emotional strength (and, as a rule, colossal intimate attraction). In communication there is a rich exchange of sexual and heartfelt energy, a flourishing of feelings and deep happiness.

Good intentions, sincerity, sincerity, trust based on what we have gone through and experienced together. The desire for unity, combined with a harmoniously balanced flow of feelings, gives a happy state when people have a great time and enjoy everything that happens. Reconciliation, generosity, kindness towards each other, support and trust. Mutual attraction, emotional intimacy, tenderness and soft sensuality, playfulness and affection, richness of sensations, erotic satisfaction, sexual pleasure. Joy, gratitude and security.

In general, Sixes (together with Twos and Tens) describe creative energy in the sphere of relationships, the flowering of feelings. But Fours, Sevens and Nines are rather destructive; these are to a large extent cards of loneliness (or, in any case, states that do not contribute to the development of relationships). The Six of Cups describes what, to a large extent, makes up the beauty of relationships - trembling tenderness, trust, affection. She is harmless and completely devoid of cynicism and vulgarity. There is nothing in her about the danger of injuring or the desire to wound. It creates an idyllic space of warmth and acceptance, where there is no jealousy and violence, anger and troubles, dependence and melancholy (it is not for nothing that one of the meanings of the card is “oasis”).

According to the Six of Cups, intimacy is experienced not only naturally, but also prayerfully. She is generous with love and the most romantic feelings, so many authors define its meaning as “deep happiness” and the fulfillment of cherished desires that have long lived in the heart. Former obstacles fade into oblivion, allowing you to fully enjoy the good times. Symbolically, it depicts a “charming garden of family joys” (and one of the traditional meanings of the card is marriage).

This card promises sensual pleasures, comfort and peace, and is very good for people of a “homely” nature or tired of adventures. Where we are at home, where we feel safe, we can give vent to our simplest and most natural feelings - kindness, tenderness, love, and there is no need to hide or “save” them. This is the willingness and opportunity to share the joys of love on all levels.

According to the Six of Cups, courtship occurs, “sweets and bouquets” are given, partners are generous with displays of tender feelings, and in general the best intentions are present. Sometimes the card can speak of indecision, lack of passion.
An old friendship that does not cause communication difficulties.

In general, this card is very favorable when trying to predict a relationship with a loved one. The Six of Cups says that the questioner will be able to achieve what he wants, not only without spoiling the relationship, but also making it much stronger than before.
If the alignment is not overshadowed by negative cards, then the Six of Cups may indicate good relationships with relatives, mutual assistance in a family consisting of several generations, and a sincere attitude towards family values ​​and traditions.

Sometimes, according to this card, there is a reunion of representatives of the clan, the resumption of contacts with some family member who has not been seen for a long time. A new family member may turn out to be truly new, and not just a “well-forgotten old one” - family growth, the birth of a child, and christening follow this card. However, mystics would say that one does not exclude the other - a family can easily incarnate some representative of a clan who has already had the good fortune to belong to it in the past; the great-grandfather may well turn out to be his own great-grandson. Sometimes the Six of Cups indicates guardianship and adoption.

In a negative environment, the Six of Cups can take on such meanings as troubles with children, difficult relationships with the older generation, rebellion against parental authority, dependence on family, hanging on old models of perception.

  • Health status

    The Reversed Six of Cups also indicates that the situation is not as innocent as it seems. In a negative environment, it can talk about violence experienced in childhood, or generally unsightly things that took place in the parental home.

    The ancient interpreters indicate such a meaning as receiving an inheritance, although perhaps not as large as expected.
    Modern tarot readers emphasize reluctance to fulfill parental responsibilities, leaving the family, running away from home.

    Focus on the future as a denial of a difficult childhood, an escape from the original environment, an indicator of the unfavorable childhood experience (overly dominant parents, destructive influences, physical violence, etc.). A person strives for the future because he turns away from the past and wants nothing to do with it (and at the same time is still unable to live in the present). The need to rise above your roots, to make sure that nothing reminds you of the past. Breaking up with old friends.

    Archetypal correspondences

    “Eternal Femininity leads us forward!” (Goethe)

    The Golden Age as an archetype of Paradise.

    • Studying Tarot cards is an immersion in a world filled with magical symbols and secret messages. To understand the deck's prediction, it is important to understand not only the major arcana, but also the interpretation of the minor ones. For example, the meaning of 6 Cups in Tarot. This symbol must be interpreted not only depending on the theme of the layout, but also in accordance with the position of the lasso itself.

    Description of the suit of Cups

    The Tarot deck has a group of trump cards called the major arcana, as well as a “minor secret deck” consisting of four suits. Each of them has its own responsibility in prediction and concerns a specific area.

    For example, the suit of Cups, which is often called Cups, refers to the immaterial world. It reflects emotions and experiences, thoughts and feelings.

    In astrology, the Cups correspond to the element of Water and completely personify it. Like the water itself, the Cups reflect everything that happens around them, moving like a surface of water. A person cannot remain indifferent to the world, since he is a part of it. All events around the questioner leave an imprint on his consciousness. Tarot Cups help you understand these reactions.

    Bowls - the personification of emotions. Not surprisingly, among the cards of the suit there are both positive and negative symbols. After all, a person’s feelings are not always crystal clear and noble. The Cups have arcana that describe anger, fear, resentment and anger.

    There are also symbols among them, the meaning of which depends entirely on the position of the card in the layout. For example, the lasso 6 of Cups of the Tarot, the meaning of which is ambiguous.

    Symbolism of the minor arcana

    The Arcanum Six of Cups is a story captured on the card canvas. Tarot readers call this symbol “The Good Old Days.” The meaning of the card can be read by the image on it.

    The picture shows children playing in the garden of an old house. This is a boy and a girl dressed in home clothes. They feel safe in the garden of their home. Their parents are standing behind.

    A boy is gardening, growing flowers in golden cups. The girl, watching him, unexpectedly receives a gift - one of the flowering bowls. The guy, smiling, hands his girlfriend a bouquet. Behind him are five more filled cups.

    In some versions of the deck, the kids are watched by an embraced elderly couple. This is a symbol of kinship and integrity of generations.

    The picture captures the tranquility of a cozy environment. These are familiar walls, where everything is familiar. Children play, sharing joy and emotions. The flowers given to the girl show a natural presentation of warm feelings. This is sincere love between family and friends.

    Tarot encourages not to save tenderness, showing that there are still many blooming “cups” in stock. The Arcanum Six of Cups advises protecting your loved ones from worries, but giving them pleasant moments.

    The Six of Cups is a little happiness. Without risk, losses and rapid ups. This is a small but pleasant profit. The meaning of the correct position is favorable for people at home. The prediction carries an alarming warning only for adventurous and risky characters.

    The meaning of the correct Six

    Card in the correct position The Six of Cups has a favorable interpretation. This is harmony and peace in the circle of loved ones. All adversities remained in the previous card, since the meaning of five in the Tarot is interpreted as uncertainty.

    Brief description of the Six of Cups:

    The correct arcanum Six of Cups speaks of the completion of a difficult stage in a relationship. Problems have receded and conflicts have been resolved. Perhaps, after a long quarrel, the long-awaited reconciliation has come.

    The feeling of peace is not associated with the beginning of a new life. On the contrary, this is the completion of a certain chapter, when all the dots are in place and they satisfy the querent.

    Inverted map orientation

    In the wrong position, the lasso gives a completely different interpretation. This is an escape from the previous state with the goal of “burning bridges.” The card's prediction is unfavorable, but is more directed to the past than to the future.

    Basic meanings of a reversed card:

    • The situation will not change soon;
    • Immersion in the past;
    • Inability to receive a reward;
    • Worry about younger family members;
    • Inheritance expected in the future;
    • An important event is coming;
    • Some incident will happen earlier than expected.

    In an inverted position, the card speaks of a person’s desire to break with his past. He is dissatisfied with the part of his life he has lived and strives to enter a new chapter. However, he will need the experience of these years, so it should not be dismissed.

    Often the lasso describes the desire of a young person to get rid of parental care. This is also an escape from responsibilities. Sometimes the card indicates a person’s desire to forget a dysfunctional childhood and the unpleasant emotions associated with it.

    Professional sphere and finance

    Cards of Cups represent the sensual and emotional sphere, but often these symbols appear in fortune telling about careers and finances. The nature of the prediction depends entirely on the position of the lasso in the layout.

    Positive interpretation

    In job divination, the Six of Cups symbolizes satisfaction from work. For the questioner, this is not just a way to make money, but also a calling. A person who receives such a lasso is endowed with extraordinary talent and will be able to demonstrate his potential.

    At the situational level, the card speaks of a promising project, an interesting task. This is something that requires a creative approach. Often these things are related to relationships and carry a noble idea.

    If the question concerned the field of activity, then Tarot advises doing charity work and helping those in need. Strengthens the meaning of the Star lasso next to the Six. The Emperor's card predicts total dedication to a cause.

    Tarot deck warning

    The Six of Cups received in the wrong orientation speaks of a negative work experience that left its mark on the querent. This is a desire to get rid of bad fame or forget mistakes made. The problems described by the cards are significant, although to the questioner they may seem trivial.

    In addition, the lasso indicates innovative methods of work and a reluctance to follow beaten paths. Conservatism in a team is unacceptable, so the team will have to make its own way through difficulties.

    Neighboring arcana will help interpret the Six of Cups. The Chariot speaks of the past, which literally haunts the questioner. Fairness - absence of prejudices and labels towards employees. The Moon card speaks of inexperience and youthful maximalism in work.

    Fortune telling for love relationships

    The 6 of Cups Tarot card has a curious interpretation in a love reading. Its meaning in a relationship is favorable if the querent is lucky enough to receive it in the right orientation.

    Auspicious prophecy for a couple

    In a relationship reading, the Six of Cups card describes a situation where the past interferes with the present. And this intervention brings positive changes. This could be a fateful meeting with an old friend or the love of your youth. The event will stir up all the deepest feelings and may even renew lost relationships. The Six of Cups is a karmic return to long-forgotten sensations.

    For an established couple, the prediction is of the same positive nature. Most likely, in addition to physical attraction, the union contains kinship of souls and complete mutual understanding. There is also sexual compatibility of partners.

    Some combinations of cards will be no less eloquent. For example, the Wheel of Fortune symbolizes the true soul mate sent to a person by fate. Arcanum Moon is proof of strong feelings that are not afraid of disagreements or problems.

    Hidden prospects of love

    In the wrong orientation, the card indicates a renewal of feelings. The past is left behind, and the questioner himself steps on a new road, regardless of who becomes his traveling companion.

    However, getting rid of the shadows of the past is not so easy. The 6 of Cups card (reversed) reminds you that the problem is much more serious than it seems. Strengthens the interpretation of the Arcana of Death in the layout.

    An attempt to forget the sins of the past is also visible in the combination of the Six and the Devil. This kind of fortune-telling demonstrates running away from oneself.

    Health analysis

    In a health reading, the position of the card is not of fundamental importance. The symbol has a fixed interpretation and gives a favorable prediction.

    The map describes the positive dynamics of recovery. When determining a disease, the deck indicates relapses of diseases suffered in childhood. Infectious diseases and ailments of the cardiovascular system are also possible.

    Forecast for the coming day

    The Day of the Six of Cups is a time of remembrance. On this day, it is recommended to remember your old dreams and indulge in memories of cloudless times. A look into the cozy past will help you achieve what you want today.

    This day is a clue. It will help you find a lost item or resume lost contacts.

    It is advised to spend time with loved ones and give them joy. Small gifts and viewing old photo albums are welcome. The only thing you shouldn’t do is argue about the past and delve into unpleasant memories.

    Combination with trump symbols

    Any fortune telling is a sacrament in which many cards are combined into one story. They should be read in combinations. The Six of Cups Tarot arcan is no exception, the meaning of which changes in the light of other symbols.

    Combination of the Six of Cups with the Major Arcana:

    Human life is full of surprises. What they will be is unknown. Tarot cards only help to find out how the life of the questioner will turn out if he follows his destiny.



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