Six of Cups

Venus smiles on you from the heavens, the watery light of love, peace and beauty. But even the most favourable signs may conceal trouble. Do not be blinded to her caprices, for Venus’s gifts may not be all they seem.

Contentment is a still pond that hides effort, tension and sacrifice beneath its mirror surface. When disturbed, its reflection may reveal unwelcome facets.

Upright

• The past
• Old love
• Reconnection

Fate is a breeze that disturbs the book of your life. In the dry pages you find the comfort of the associates, friends and lovers with whom you travelled in days long gone. Look for these people, for it is time for them to return, bearing rewards in exchange for the time you invested when you journeyed together. Perhaps a new challenge, an important connection, or the renewing of romance can be heard in the rustle of the pages.

In a time of questions, seek connection to the you of the past. Old preoccupations may bear fruit when applied to present endeavours, or furnish you with the fulfilment you lack.

Inverted

• Nostalgia
• Blockage
• Fresh starts

The past is an anchor you drag across the dry ground; the time has come to cut it loose, for while it provides the promise of security in stormy seas, it is the enemy of progress.

Do not seek to recapture an idealised past. Without meaning to, you deceive yourself with incomplete visions. The times of which you dream bore challenges just as difficult as those you face now.

Equally, do not tell your stories of past adversity to excuse present inertia. The pain you felt then was real; listening for it as it echoes through the hallways of the future only redoubles its import.