Six of Cups

Element: Water

Imagery: A child offers a cup of flowers to another in a quiet village.

General Themes: Nostalgia, innocence, kindness, emotional memory.

Six of Cups Upright

This is a gentle card, tinged with nostalgia. The nostalgia here, however, isn’t fanciful or idealized. Instead, it’s reminding you of who you were before adult life took over. What do you look back on fondly? Bring more of that energy into your life. How you feel about your past, both the good and the bad, can help you shape your present in healthy ways.

It’s time to let your inner child out to play! We get so wrapped up in the daily grind, it’s important to allow time for leisure. Goof around, have fun, lose track of time. Remember what it was like to see the world through fresh eyes.

Relearn the wonder of daily life. Don’t forget that magic is all around us, if only we pay attention.

Six of Cups Reversed

Much like its upright form, the card wants you to embrace your inner child. This reversal comes when you have been feeling heavy, stressed, or traumatized. It’s a gentle reminder that life can be joyful and full of wonder. Open up and be curious about the places in your life that you want to grow into. Tending these dormant parts of yourself is an adventure and an opportunity, not a task.

Now is the time to cultivate playfulness and wonder. Twirl in the grass. Blow bubbles. Talk with the moon and wear flowers in your hair. Do you remember what it was like to lose track of time simply by enjoying the beauty all around us?

You may need to take a walk down memory lane to reclaim this childlike exuberance. Enjoy your time there, but don’t get stuck in the past. Revisit what you need to so you can bring that innocent vitality into your present.

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Six of Wands

Element: Fire

Imagery: A rider crowned with a wreath is celebrated by a crowd.

General Themes: Recognition, confidence, visible success, leadership.

Six of Wands Upright

You’ve reached an important turning point in your life. Time to celebrate! Be loud in your joy. Don’t hold back—you’re worth the party! It’s important to celebrate your accomplishments, big or small, especially if you’re used to downplaying your achievements.

Don’t be shy about putting yourself out there. It’s easy to want to fade into the background, but this card asks you to shine brightly. Bask in this well-earned recognition and success. Fully feel your confidence. And remember: this confidence and abundance generate so much good energy, giving you even more to be thankful for.

Six of Wands Reversed

Reversed, this card welcomes quiet celebrations and small victories. You might be celebrating an emotional breakthrough or a shift in perspective—things that are hard to explain to others but feel big nonetheless. Honor these accomplishments just as much as you would a job promotion or other external milestone.

The card can also suggest that you’re on the road to success. You might not see victory just yet, but stay steady and it will come. It’s an auspicious card for those moments where self-doubt sets in. Don’t give up—what you want is just around the corner.

Lastly, the Six of Wands reversed can also prompt you to redefine what “winning” means to you. Sometimes winning is taking more time for self-care or enjoying life, guilt-free. Other times, winning is being able to assert yourself appropriately in a given situation. And yes, sometimes winning is the full parade of the upright version of this card. But never forget that winning looks different for everyone and is no less special when you pause to celebrate it.

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Six of Swords

Element: Air

Imagery: Figures travel across water toward a distant shore, swords upright in front of them.

General Themes: Transition, relief, mental passage, leaving turmoil behind.

Six of Swords Upright

This card can feel a little heavy. You might pull this when you’re in the middle of a transition, literal or energetic. As with many Swords cards, it asks you to focus on what’s next. That might feel hard to do, given the swords blocking your view. Just keep going.

Time to leave the familiar behind and risk the journey into the unknown. You’re not quite ready to let go of the ideas and energies holding you back (like those swords clouding your vision), but you will be soon. Then comes the relief.

Six of Swords Reversed

This reversal points to a blockage. Perhaps you are afraid to move forward into the unknown, or life seems to be holding you in place. In either case, the healthiest thing to do right now is to shake off stagnation and lean into change.

Surrender. Lay down your swords. Flow with life. Leave old baggage in the past. More often than not, this is about fundamentally changing the way you think. Let go of outdated ideas and limiting beliefs. Learn to see the world through a new lens—better ideas will follow.

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Six of Pentacles

Element: Earth

Imagery: A wealthy figure gives coins to others while holding scales.

General Themes: Generosity, reciprocity, fairness, material balance.

Six of Pentacles Upright

This is an interesting card, metaphysically, although I suppose I could say that about all the cards. The Six of Pentacles is about a generosity of spirit. What you give out comes back to you in one way or another. While the Two of Pentacles cautions against miserliness, this card celebrates that giving spirit.

That said, as someone who has perpetually given out too much because of that generosity of spirit, I want to offer this card with a caution. This isn’t about giving freely at the expense of your own well-being. In fact, that’s not healthy for you or the people you’re giving to (or worse, you’re letting energy vampires feed off you—bad stuff!). Rather, this card is about enjoying a healthy flow of energy and knowing that a healthy sense of generosity to yourself and others is magnetic.

Perhaps more significantly, this card is about tending the impoverished parts of yourself. Where have you been stingy with yourself? Where have you cut off the flow of joy? What parts of you have gone dormant? Send energy their way. Relax into those spaces. Turn your attention toward nourishing them. You are allowed to be a whole person.

Six of Pentacles Reversed

Again, the reversal of this card begs you to be generous with yourself. You don’t always have to be giving and giving until your inner well runs dry. Be as generous with yourself as you are to others. Indulge. Relax. Feed the parts of yourself that are starved for nourishment.

While the upright form of this card speaks to an abundant spirit both with yourself and others, its reversal explicitly invites self-care and self-love. Be kind to yourself. If you are used to being the caretaker, it can be hard to let go and apply that energy to yourself. Give yourself permission to fill your inner well without apology.

Imagine what your life would look like if you fed the impoverished parts of yourself. See how you will flourish!

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The Sixes

The Sixes usher in a time of harmony and peace after the chaos of the Fives. Like the Fours, they represent security and unity, although the Sixes are often about searching for that sense of peace, rather than having it.

The Sixes serve as a reminder to nurture yourself and others, reflect on your past, and honor the lessons learned as you journey onward. As the halfway point in the numbered cards, they carry the weight of what has come before them and the uncertainty of what lies ahead.

When these cards appear, they are always asking you to reflect on where you have been and where you are going so that you can best find the harmony you seek.

Six of Pentacles

Six of Swords

Six of Wands

Six of Cups

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