I got the six of cups reversed in more than four readings, back to back, and they were almost concerning the same issue (in a way)...

i think this card (reversed) means to let go a very rosy image of some memories that never existed and the querent has created them by his/herself

- 6 of Cups: "Long, long ago, on a faraway land, the court's jester whiled away the daytime playing with the little princess and teaching her not to take life too seriously. Because, he said, no matter how terrible things may seem now, you will always be able to laugh at them in the future".
This card can always take me back in time. Rather than seeing the querent in this card, I see him/her as looking at an old picture. Of course, pictures are static and capture but an instant: are our memories accurate or do we tend to remember only the good bits or those we are not ashamed of?

- 6 of Swords: "Their sorrow was deep as they left everything they knew. They had hardly been able to take anything with them but their guilt and hopelessness. Still, he was sure the barge was solid enough to take them to their destination: somewhere they could begin anew and put this all behind someday".
I find this card silent and tired, but also calm and with future hope in it. The querent's best bet would be to row along as best he/she could through a difficult situation, rather than take the more passive role, but it depends on each person and their approach to hardship. They certainly carry a burden with them!  

- 6 of Wands: "Fanfares sounded as they entered the city bathed in warmth both from the sun and the multitude gathered. Titus looked sideways back at his rider: why does he think himself so important? I am the one who has carried him into battle and out of it unscathed, after all".
Ooops... Yes, I have always loved that look on the horse's face and thought of him as the real star in this card. After all, his rider is looking away from us and we cannot see his expression, so he seems more distant. I guess the querent could be aiding someone else to achieve victory or certain goals, rather than take the limelight for themselves.

- 6 of Pentacles: "He was always careful when giving, lest he give so much he embarrassed, or so little that nothing could be made out of it. The important thing was letting them know they could always count on him... up to a point. As long as they did not stop working for themselves".
The querent could be any of them, depending on the situation they might be going through. I usually find myself trying to measure the time and effort I spare for others: there ARE unspoken limits to what you can do for someone depending on the degree of acquaintance: if you surpass those limits, the receiver will be embarrassed and confused, and will probably stay away in case he/she thinks this debt is beyond what they can in turn do for you. A sad way to lose friendships, really.





Robin Wood's 6 of Cups takes us back to our childhood, those sweet, unimportant moments one would forget forever if not on a photograph.

I have wanted to compare the 6 of Swords both from Robin Wood's and the Ancestral Path with that in RW.
The middle one is the Ancestral and depicts a beautiful oriental garden facing the open sea: calm is the main asset of this card, rather than sorrow: a time to reflect and meditate by myself.
While Robin Wood's, as usual, is much brighter and active: an unseen force is propelling the little hero onwards while he rides a beautiful swan boat and watches the scenery go by. Here the swords look like useful tools he carries to aid him, rather than burdens or sorrows: they do not seem to weight the boat at all, they are just nicely stored cargo. So this card would tell me of willingly venturing into the unknown with the help of our acquired skills and some good luck to push us along.

six of pentacles... the querent is the beggar times are hard and there is a man that helps all he can but the scales in his hands says there needs to be balance and the querent must try and fend for himself and family he needs to make a stand so he goes to his family and they make a decision

six of swords.. there decision is to look for pastors new the querent is rowing the boat, his wife  is sad and heartbroken she has to leave all her family and the only place she has called home, the swords in front of the querent says this journey is not without its dangers and many things will get in there way

six of wands..he will struggle on because he has hopes and believe he will triumph in his journey to make a better life for his wife and son

six of cups...the querent is looking on at his wife and son, the son is giving his mother flowers he looks at her with love and admiration and he knows the sacrifices she has made for him, there my be a woman in his life now, because he keeps  one of the cups behind his back maybe he hasn't yet told his mother about this new love

Hi Gem,
I am glad you brought up this concept to the forum as regards who is who in the Sixes.
I have often wondered if the querent is the giver or the receiver in the Six of pentacles or, EVEN, the one who is kneeling and is receiving nothing. I find this as one of the complex cards whereby I would have to involve the querent in my reading and get their feedback while continuing with the reading.  
As for the Six of Swords, my initial and instinctive reaction to this would be a father taking his family to safer shores. The wife/mother is so grief-stricken for what she has left behind, that she wouldn't dare look back. Perhaps she lost her home, a child, family and so on.
Six of Wands: Simply a victory card, but one or two in the background are sneering or sniggering. I had read somewhere that this victory is somehow a temporary one... that treason may be brewing in the ranks.

Six of Cups: a card of nostaliga of days gone by, missing what one had. I think the querent can be either or - as I think the girl receiving the flowers and the boy offering them could have been a couple in the past, friends at schook, soul mates......... etc..... etc.....

Pirbid
I like the pictures in your cards... but what is the middle Six of Swords? What deck is that? I can't make a connection with it.
I like the idea of the other Six of Swords where the querent is being led to safer shores by his/her spirit guide and the Swan boat looks like a white bath tub...