Minor Arcana · Cups
Six of Cups
“Nostalgia, the warmth of childhood, or the return of an old friend.”
Upright
The Six of Cups is a warm memory that shows up uninvited: childhood, an old friend, a place where things once felt simple and safe. The past returns not to keep you there, but to remind you who you are.
Reversed
Reversed, the Six of Cups is when nostalgia turns into a cage. A prettified past looks better than the present only because the pain faded while the warmth didn't.
In love
An old friend resurfacing, or memories of a first love stirring something today.
In career
Experience or skills from the past suddenly turning out to be useful again.
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Advice
Take the warmth from the past with you, but don't move back in.