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Six of Cups
The tenderness of the past returns.
Memorieschildhoodreunionkindness
UPRIGHT MEANINGThe Six of Cups symbolizes childhood, nostalgia, familiar feelings and simple kindness. It may point to an old friend returning, revisiting a former home, receiving a gift or a past experience entering the present again.
KeywordsMemories, childhood, reunion, kindness
A SMALL ACTIONReturn to a small habit that comforts you, or offer someone a simple kindness.
A QUESTION TO KEEPWhat kindness from the past could you carry into today in a new way?
REVERSED MEANINGThe Six of Cups may mean idealizing the past, being stuck in an old role or emotional immaturity. Another direction is saying goodbye to the past, leaving home and becoming independent. The question is whether the past still binds the present or is being released.
KeywordsStuck in the past, leaving the past, independence, immaturity
A SMALL ACTIONAdapt a long-standing habit to better fit your needs today.
A QUESTION TO KEEPDo I want the past itself, or a feeling I associate with it?