The Six of Cups Quote

"We can only learn to love by loving."
Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

Meaning upright

Deep emotional connection, a willingness to have a relationship, fear of abandonment, equality, sharing of love, the first signs of love, love that slowly develops, give and receive care, a bond of love that transcends this life (past life connection, you open up to new experiences.

Meaning reversed

Superficial love, not able to share your feelings, not in a position to feel overly sentimental. Fear, anxiety, unsatisfied, disappointment, no match, insurmountable differences, cooling of the passion, emotionally limited, jealousy, sexual problems, unable to go to a deeper level.

The Six of Cups in your reading

Your first phase in love is over. You start again but now with some solid ground under your feet. Romantic love is so nice but it also causes much emotional turmoil in your life. Now you have time to get to know each other better. This is where the actual sharing starts. The love that you know now didn't just arise in this life. Your connection comes from a past life and every time you decide to have a life together you develop a certain side of your characters. Maybe you can discover why you chose each other at this point in your life. Each time you develop your souls a bit more.

In difficult situations, this card stands for sexual problems, but it can also stand for superficialities that you don't sufficiently recognize. It is hard to tell what you really feel. This may be due to a fear in the background, that you are not willing to see. In the many cards like this one there is a figure in the background. This figure symbolizes the fear that wants to hide behind thick doors or walls. Rely on the love between you and your partner and then work what is under the surface.