Alright, let’s talk about the Page cards in Tarot. Took me a while to get my head around these ones, honestly. When I first started messing with Tarot cards, maybe like ten years back, the Major Arcana felt big and important, the numbered cards told a sort of story, but the Court Cards? Especially the Pages? They just felt… vague.
I remember getting this old Rider-Waite deck. Spread it out, trying to do readings for myself. Pulled the Page of Swords. Looked it up. Saw stuff like ‘new ideas,’ ‘messenger,’ ‘curiosity,’ ‘speaking truth.’ Okay, cool. But what did that actually mean for my day? Was I supposed to get an important email? Was I going to suddenly become super smart? It felt flimsy.
My First Steps – Just Observing
So, what I started doing, and this helped me a lot, was pulling just one Page card each morning. Didn’t try to force a big meaning onto it. Just noted which one it was – Wands, Cups, Swords, or Pentacles – and then I just went about my day. The trick was, I tried to keep it in the back of my mind. Like, okay, today is a ‘Page of Cups’ kind of day. Let’s see what happens.
- Page of Wands days: I noticed I’d often get a sudden burst of energy for something new. Might be small, like wanting to try a new recipe or sketch something, even if I wasn’t any good at drawing. It felt like that initial spark, that “Hey, this could be cool!” feeling before you worry about doing it perfectly.
- Page of Cups days: These days often felt a bit more sensitive. Maybe I’d be more tuned into my feelings, or someone else’s. Sometimes I’d get a nice text from a friend out of the blue. It felt softer, more about emotional openness or a simple, kind gesture.
- Page of Swords days: Ha, these could be tricky. Sometimes I’d feel really mentally sharp, ready to learn something or cut through confusion. Other times, yeah, maybe I’d be a bit too quick to speak my mind, that ‘blunt truth’ aspect. Definitely felt like a ‘student’ energy though – wanting to know, to understand.
- Page of Pentacles days: These felt more grounded. Maybe I’d focus on practical stuff, like sorting out finances, fixing something around the house, or wanting to learn a tangible skill. It was about that initial step into the material world, learning by doing.
The Shift in Understanding
Doing this day after day, it started to click. The Pages weren’t always about other people showing up as messengers, though sometimes they were. More often, they felt like they were representing a part of me, or an energy I could tap into. That ‘student’ vibe became really central.
They represent the very beginning stage of learning or experiencing something related to their suit. It’s like the universe handing you a textbook (Swords), a paintbrush (Wands), a diary (Cups), or a seed and a trowel (Pentacles) and saying, “Okay, kid, time to learn something new.” You might feel awkward, unsure, maybe overly enthusiastic or a bit naive. That’s the Page energy.
How I See Them Now
So now, when a Page comes up in a reading, I don’t just freeze. I think about:
What’s the new opportunity here? What am I being invited to learn or explore? Is there a message I need to pay attention to, even if it’s just an internal nudge? Am I approaching something with fresh eyes, like a student? It’s about potential, about the start of a journey within that suit’s domain.
They’re still about messages and youthful energy sometimes, for sure. But seeing them as the ‘beginner mind’ or the ‘curious student’ within myself made them way more useful and less abstract. It was a practical way to connect with what they were trying to show me, day by day. Took some time, just living with them, but it worked for me.
