Page of Cups

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Page of Cups is a Minor Arcana tarot card.

Page of Cups

Description The Page of Cups, like the Pages in all the suits, represents some sort of beginning or renewal. The young man stands alone at the seashore with a single golden goblet in his hand. Surprisingly, a fish pops its head out of the cup and the young man's face. The young man simply expects to raise his cup for a toast or a drink, and instead is confronted with the ominous appearance of a fish which even appears to be speaking to him. Thus, inspiration is seen to be something which comes upon us most unexpected. The Page of Cups is a fellow, who is somewhat effeminate in appearance. He is dressed in a blue tunic with floral print all over it and sports a bohemian type of beret on his head with a long, flowing scarf attached to it. He holds in his right hand a golden chalice with a fish peering out of it. He also wears a pair of boots, while standing in the sand with a body of water, that appears to be a flowing, like a wavy sea in the background.

Meanings The Page of Cups signifies the beginning of creativity or the start of a new project or creative venture. It may also signify the beginning of a new relationship or the dawning of a new perspective on a difficult situation. The fish, in Christian terms, represents Christ or Christ consciousness. In other mythological systems the fish often represents the unconscious, the spirit, or the life force within us. The Page of Cups indicates the surprising and unexpected nature of inspiration that comes to us from the realm of the unconscious and the spirit. Inspiration is seen to be something which comes upon us most unexpectedly and often in a manner which we do not understand.

If you encounter the Page of Cups in a spread, it is an indication that there is creative energy trying to burst forth into your consciousness. The unconscious is trying to speak to you, possibly through your dreams or through synchronistic encounters with significant people. The message to be taken is that you must be open to the unexpected, occasionally bizarre impulses of the creative spirit and not shut out inspiration simply because it does not fit in with a rational point of view.

The Page of Cups is Cupid. In readings, he offers gestures of the heart. He encourages you to sample the wonders of the Cups suit - love, romance, feelings and the inner life. This Page tells you to look for an opening that stirs your emotions, pulls at your heartstrings, or promises great joy. The Page of Cups can also stand for a child or young-at-heart adult whose relationship to you involves emotional needs, moodiness, expressions of love, intimacy or inner connections. This card can indicate joy and positive emotion. As a child, the Page of Cups encourages you to explore love and inner development with light-hearted abandon. Feel free to express and enjoy your feelings.

Tenderness. You need to concentrate on the communication of tender feelings, hunches and dreams. You are "pregnant" with romantic ideas and idealized fancies. Balance logic and intuition and you will see them both in your life.

A physical description - light brown hair, fair complexion, blue eyes. Good Looking, pretty.

Personality traits - studious youth, loving friend, not a lover, could be a person with a youthful frame of mind. Helpful, very reliable, but not strong, and could be dependent on Querent. They offer service to you, want to be of help. Gentle, loving, artistic, insightful. Girl - tomboyish, boy - feminine. Emotionally vulnerable and needs affection.

Gentleness, sweetness, kindness. Someone who is interested in poetry and the arts, dreamy at times yet courageous when courage is needed. News, perhaps the birth of a child. Someone close to you will perform a good deed for you. A promising start of something.

The page of cups represents an intense person prone to meditation. This person may be studious, loyal or reflective. They will render a service to you.

Want things to come together (be it in business, health and love or mind, body and soul) and are anxious for the future to take shape.

Don't bite off more than you can chew in your passion to go forward or you will find things hard to swallow. The time is not right and you are not ready or fully prepared.

The energy of this card is almost always gentle and youthful. The flavor of this card reeks of creativity and emotions. Depending on the other cards with it and its placement in the spread it could also mean: news of a birth; a wonderful idea or plan; a message of emotions; this could be a pregnancy card; someone playful like pixies, elves and sprites; a social invitation; an invite to a seafood restaurant; a trip to the beach; a young person who like to fish; someone who swims like a fish; a budding poet, an artist; an interior decorator; a professional psychic; an old fashioned love song; a romantic film i.e. "Gone With The Wind"; a florist; a delivery of flowers for someone; someone who communes with the dolphins; a romantic writer; Harlequin Romance novels; seashell collector; someone who carries a deep love of history; a gay person; love letters in the sand.

This card can also represent the querent or someone in the querent's life who is sweet, graceful, sensitive, charming and highly emotional and creative. Someone who is moved by beauty. Most of the time it represents a child, or child-like adult.

The Page of Cups can be used to identify an impressionable or emotional young person. When the Page of Cups represents a new event, the querent will react to this event in an emotional manner.

In a reading regarding spiritual issues, the Page could indicate the beginning of a spiritual journey undertaken for emotional reasons. The Page could also indicate a new beginning of an emotional nature, such as a new birth, the start of a new relationship, a creative idea, an exciting new project.

Reversed It is a card of someone who is immature or has emotional troubles. It can depict a person who is escaping through drugs or alcohol, or someone who is running away from reality and living in his own world. This is a person who is emotionally insecure and unable to conduct healthy relationships. He expects too much and gives too little. He is lacking in self-love and self-acceptance, and may be emotionally abusive. This person has rampant and unfocused emotions, and may therefore imagines a lot and gets his feeling hurt without reason. He is suspicious, self-doubting, insincere, selfish and easily depressed. Selfishness and love of luxury. Little desire to create.

Spell/Ritual/Meditation Write a small poem of your own from the heart telling a tale of romance, beauty, and art. Lightly inscribe your romantic poem onto a seashell. Take the shell and cast it into the water. Either a river, stream, lake or pond, the sea, or special watery place near where you live. The waters will take your shell and return your message in a dream.