Six of Cups Art and Meaning
About the Deck
The oldest complete tarot deck we possess, and one of the only early decks to be fully illustrated.
It is by no means certain, but it has been alleged that the Sola Busca tarot deck was commissioned to honor Alfonso d'Este on the occasion of his wedding to Anna Sforza, granddaughter of Bianca Maria Visconti.
Provenance
Italy, c.1491.
Meaning of Six of Cups from the Sola Busca Tarot Deck Deck
Upright
Beginner's luck. Achievement in the face of unlikely odds.
Reversed
Hubris. Disaster.
According to Many Schools of Thought
Papus's Divinatory Meanings
Obstacles insuperable. Widowhood. Separation.
A. E. Waite's Secondary Meanings
Upright
Pleasant memories.
Reversed
Inheritance to fall in quickly.
Mme. Le Normand's Divinatory Meanings
Good fortune. Happiness. Reverses. Troubles.
S. L. MacGregor Mathers's Divinatory Meanings
Upright
The Past, passed by, Faded, Vanished, Disappeared
Reversed
The Future, that which is to come, Shortly, Soon.
Mme. Le Marchand's Divinatory Meanings
much domestic happiness; every year a christening; children will receive rich presents from godfathers and godmothers.