Minor Arcana: Sixes
Six of Cups, upright
- increased love, harmony, cooperation
- nostalgia, healing, comfort, protection
- simplicity, innocence
- reminiscing happy memories of the past when younger
- returning to a familiar place
- seeking to reconnect with old buddies, getting back with past love
- wanting to return to happier days
- ready to give and receive without expectation
- giving benefit of the doubt to others
- getting in touch with your inner child: freedom, playful, spontaneous, laughter
- maybe pregnant, birth, siblings, maybe spend time with younger kids
- children can teach you about yourself
- kids help you stay present, open-minded
- stress in relationship due to immaturity
- good time to get involved in team projects (goodwill, sharing, creativity)
- look back at what worked, and don’t repeat mistakes from your past
Six of Cups, reversed
- might be clinging onto past, stuck
- or letting go of the past, moving forward
- growing up, maturing
- childhood abuse, stolen innocence, is keeping you from opening up or finding what you deserve
- boredom, lack of passion in relationship
- still seeing past through rose tinted glasses
- move onto better, put past relationships behind you
- current role at work isn’t bringing creativity
- working with traumatized children
- becoming financially independent
- ready to become independent and move out from parents’ home
- try to focus on the present, be aware
- exes are exes for a reason
- feeling unable to reach dreams and goals from childhood, need to focus on the now and pave the road
- desire to leave security and comfort of current situation (work)
Six of Swords, upright
- moving into unknown, away from the familiar, accepting change
- may be a result of what you did in the past
- future may be more promising
- but still carrying baggage from past sadness and loss
- baggage from relationships, memories, habits, behaviors, thought patterns
- maybe moving house, leaving relationship, changing jobs
- sad to leave behind the familiar, but remember this will be replaced by mental strength and clarity
- try to let go of what’s holding you back
- decide what is important to take with you to the future and what is not
- leaving without people knowing her identity
- putting stressful period of work behind you
- less pressure, better finances, keep it up
- steady progress at work, improvements
Six of Swords, reversed
- Have to make a change, but it’s difficult..or reluctant to make a change
- self-sabotage, creating conflicts, haunted
- but need to do go through transition to move forward
- hope the problems will go away on their own
- fooling yourself thinking you can put up with something
- want to avoid the discomfort but sometimes you need to push yourself
- sometimes hard to move on because you felt forced to, or decision-making didn’t include you
- choosing to stay in loveless relationships
- letting past insecurities get to you
- feeling trapped at job, trying to run away but remember you can’t run from self
- you may be returning to same issues
- try to focus on the benefits though, what can you gain from it?
- Trust that the future will be brighter
Six of Wands, upright
- success, progress, public recognition/praise
- rewards, achievements, proud
- reached your goals, people noticed
- stability, strength, supporters around you
- beware this might make you a bit arrogant
- you’re especially attractive now
- dream partner may be coming your way
- working towards some future goal with partner that brings you both joy
- supportive toward each other, proud of relationship
- maybe a promotion or raise for doing great at work
- enjoy the end of previous conflicts
- you’ve shown great drive, enthusiasm, leadership
- battling an illness with success
Six of Wands, reversed
- failure, lack of achievement
- disappointment, broken promises
- being a follower not a leader
- relationship lacks qualities to overcome rough time
- feeling unloved/neglected, not getting what you deserve..don’t get too bitter though!
- not very supportive of each others’ goals
- overinflated egos, diva type behavior
- or maybe lacking self esteem hinders you
- poor results on a work project
- lacking effort and motivation or skills to reach goals
- financial losses, taking a hit in confidence
- remember any positive change starts with you- you need to take action
- don’t look to others for praise, you need to define what success is to you within
Six of Pentacles, upright
- giving, sharing wealth, generosity
- can use your abundance to help others
- giving and receiving, it’s a cycle of life
- sometimes you may be on the side that needs support from others
- giving time, energy, love, support to those in need, knowing it’d be appreciated
- giving your time and wisdom
- try to think of how to help long-term, help make them self-sufficient
- maybe receiving help and very grateful
- try not to be overly desperate for that help
- show how much you appreciate your partner for supporting with your goals
- balanced give/take, kind, generous
- senior person at work helping you
- your contributions mean a lot at work
- thankful for financial balanced flow, wanting to share happiness with others
- changes might be better than you expected at work, maybe new job
- power and control- people respect you
- there’s equality and fairness
Six of Pentacles, reversed
- careful who you’re helping, especially if you’re not financially stable yourself
- a warning about debts, might lose a lot
- may be giving to others to benefit yourself
- be aware if you’re doing selfish deeds
- one partner feels taken advantage of, always giving
- try to maintain level of independence
- don’t let power dynamics mess it up
- people at work who have hidden agendas
- give your help without expecting back if you’re the one in power (remember you needed help as a kid, and took that without giving back)
- don’t suck up to people for status
- be honest with yourself and others
- maybe people aren’t able to give you the help you need right now
- maybe you need to be careful of who you share with, avoid resentment too
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