GOODWILL INNOCENCE CHILDHOOD
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EXPERIENCING GOODWILL acting kindly or charitably doing a good turn for another sharing what you have having a noble impulse receiving a gift feeling blessed being well-intentioned Reversed Early Phase: You may feel goodwill eventually. Someone could be generous in the future. Good intentions may exist at some point. There's a potential for sharing. A gift may be forthcoming. Late Phase: Goodwill is decreasing. You're no longer feeling accommodating. There's less compassion now. The time for gifts is past. Help is less available now. |
ENJOYING INNOCENCE feeling simple contentment surrounding yourself with goodness being blissfully unaware having a clear conscience shunning corruption being acquitted appreciating simple joys Reversed Early Phase: Innocence may be recognized. Your conscience may clear eventually. An acquittal may be approaching. Someone may be found blameless in the future. Late Phase: The period of innocence is ending. You're no longer blissfully unaware. There's less resistance to corruption now. The desire to be good is fading. Someone was acquitted. |
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being with a child or young person feeling carefree being taken care of feeling nostalgic indulging in play having a baby |
Reversed Early Phase: A baby or child may become important. A pregnancy or birth could occur. You may get involved with children. There's a potential for play. Childhood memories may surface. Late Phase: A pregnancy or birth has occurred. You're no longer focused on children. Playful moments are decreasing. Someone is acting less childish. A baby or child is becoming less central. |
Description
In the film Parenthood there is a scene in which all the members of a large family come together to witness a birth. As the camera moves from person to person, we see as if for the first time the uniqueness of each one. There is a sweetness in the air that builds until we see its very embodiment—the new baby. This is the spirit of the Six of Cups.
It is a truism that there is violence, anger, and mean-spiritedness in the world. Certainly, there is enough of this, but there is also much goodwill and caring. A mother hands a drink to her child. A friend lends his car for the weekend. A worker fills in for a sick colleague. The Six of Cups is a card of simple goodness. It encourages you to be kind, generous, and forgiving.
The Six of Cups also represents innocence—a word with many shades of meaning. You can be innocent in the strictly legal sense of lack of guilt. You can be innocent of the truth—unaware of some secret. You can be lacking in deceit or corruption—innocent of ulterior motive. Finally, you can be virtuous or chaste. All these possibilities can apply to the Six of Cups.
Notice that the two figures on the Six of Cups appear to be children. Often this card represents a baby or young child. In a larger sense, it embraces all of childhood and the feelings we associate with youth (ideally!)—being carefree, playful, secure, and loved. Children are our treasure, and the special sweetness of the Six of Cups is a quality to be treasured as well.
Some Possible Opposing Cards
Devil—negativity, corruption, coveting
Nine of Wands—lack of innocence, believing the worst
Five of Swords—cynical, hostile, selfish
Seven of Swords—deceiving, manipulating
Nine of Swords—guilty
Some Possible Reinforcing Cards
Star—good will, sharing
Ten of Cups—feeling blessed, happy, joyful
