Yeah, that combo can feel weird in the "embrace" spot. For me the way it reads is less like "keep clinging to the past" and more like "use your power to change how the past shows up for you."
Six of Cups reversed can be moving away from nostalgia or old patterns, and the Magician is about skill, initiative and making something new. So this could be telling you to actively create a different relationship to memories or a person — don’t just hope the past fades, choose new behaviors, stories, or rituals that replace the old ones.
Some practical ways to work with that: set small, deliberate habits that rewrite your day-to-day (Magician energy), make new traditions, do a symbolic release then a deliberate creation (write a goodbye and then write an intention for what you want instead), or pick one creative project that helps you reframe your story. It’s basically saying embrace agency — be the one who crafts what comes next, not the one stuck replaying old scenes.
