Six of Cups Tarot Card Meaning

The Six of Cups is about the simple pleasures of friendship and the open-hearted joy of children. Are you taking care of your inner child and meeting your needs for play, fun, harmony, and joy?

If you look at small children, they make friends easily. They are warm, open-hearted, and empathic. This is the energy of the Six of Cups. It is playful, youthful, innocent, and joyful.

The invitation for the Six of Cups is to tune in and give voice to your inner child. 

Children are naturally happy and optimistic about the future. They also need safety and protection and nurturing to remain so. Are you taking care of your inner child? Are you protecting it from your inner critic? Are you nurturing its excitement and creativity?

Depending on the placement, the Six of Cups can also represent actual children, or feelings of nostalgia for the past.