MINOR ARCANA

Page of Cups Tarot Meanings

The Page of Cups is the earth of water, he is very grounded energy within the realm of emotion, spirituality, and creativity. The Page of Cups helps us to look at the foundations of our emotional selves, to be able to find a clarity that is hard to come by when we’re wrapped up in it all.

With the Page of Cups, we are asked to go back to basics, to see our emotional health from a very foundational POV. Looking at things in an objective way so we can better see where we need to put our energy or what we need to work on within our internal world.

Page of Cups Upright Meanings

In the upright position, the Page of Cups is a card that can help us find new compassion for ourselves and for others. He helps us to gain a more grounded view when dealing with situations of high emotion. Some of the key meanings of the Page of Cups are:

Emotional openness
New experiences
Self-care
Easygoing

With the Page of Cups, we’re taking on a childlike way of looking at things, which helps us to see things in a much clearer light than if we were using our clouded adult mind. A lot of the Page of Cups energy asks us to view the world with more wonder, vulnerability, and openness. Explore new experiences that will bring you immense joy and help you forget about the daily grind.

Page of Cups Reversed Meanings

In the reversed position, the Page of Cups can symbolise an immature approach to a situation. It is a card that suggests a lack of tact and therefore it can hint at childish behaviour or perspectives. Some of the main reversed meanings of the Page of Cups are:

Vanity
Vulnerability
Disconnect
Obsession
Envy

The Page of Cups is a great card to check ourselves and be able to see when we are acting irrationally. It allows us to identify impulsive and emotionally driven behaviours before they can spiral out of control.

Reading Page of Cups in a Tarot Spread

The easiest way to read any Page card is to view the suit through a child’s eyes. Imagine you are the child and you are faced with a problem within the realm of the suit. For this, it would be looking at how to deal with emotional situations. This is a good way of seeing both the positive and negative of the card in one fell swoop and helps you embody the type of energy the Page of Cups wants you to approach things from.

This card is a strong message to approach something as if you’ve never been up against it before. Forget what you know and what has come before.

Page of Cups as An Invitation

The Page of Cups invites us to look at things from the perspective of our inner child. We have to go back to basics and our foundations and look at things with fresh eyes.

For Page of Cups, this invitation could be the following:

An invitation to open yourself up to new experiences
An invitation to be more vulnerable with others and with yourself
An invitation to spend some time working on yourself and taking care of your emotional wellbeing
An invitation to recognise toxic behaviours, either in yourself or in others

Page of Cups as Sage Advice

There’s a lot of advice to be given by the Page of Cups because he sees things in such an uncomplicated and naive way. Children have the ability to say things exactly how they are, they aren’t held back by societal opinions or beliefs, they know what they know and they have no problem calling out things that don’t make sense. This card is the same, it encourages us to be more open, honest and straightforward with how we see things.

Some advice Page of Cups may offer is:

To parent our inner child and make sure they aren’t getting out of hand
Great joy and happiness can be found from stretching outside of our comfort zone
Make sure strong emotions don’t cause you to disconnect from your logical brain
Take a step back and check-in with yourself and make sure you have routines and habits in place that benefit you emotionally and spiritually

Page of Cups as a Lesson

The Page of Cups contains lessons in self-parenting and emotional intelligence. In many cases, it can represent a need to work on emotional intelligence and help us to find ways to grow and transform as an adult.

Some lessons that Page of Cups may offer you are:

A lesson in taking time off and doing something simply because it brings you joy
A lesson in knowing how to take care of all aspects of yourself and how to identify when those aspects need your time and attention
A lesson in selfishness, when to put yourself first and when to put others first
A lesson in creating healthy self-care and emotional wellbeing routines

Page of Cups as a Redirection

If the Page of Cups shows up as a redirection, it could be that you’ve been in adult mode too much and you’ve lost sight of that inner child. You need reminding how to enjoy the little things in life.

As a redirection, Page of Cups could symbolise a need to:

Add a new hobby into a heavy work schedule
Take some time away instead of trying to plough forward despite the fact that you’re running on empty already
Disconnect from the situation in order to gain a different perspective of things
Let go of your grip and allow things to happen in their own time

Cups

The cups show us that we need to turn our attention to our compassionate, empathetic and intuitive selves. They refer to our heart space and all the things that make us feel and connect with ourselves, others and the world around us.

The cups help us to break down the complexities of the emotional self. They allow us to pick up on emotions we may have been overlooking or simply blind to.

Water + Earth

The Tarot cups correspond with the element of water, however Pages correspond to the element of earth. This means that the Page of Cups is a dual energy card. He is often known as the earth of water, the grounding energy within the realm of emotion and intuition.

The combination of these two energies together can be the catalyst for new life, they can provide obstacles or opportunities for redirection in the realm of emotion.

Pages

Tarot Pages are the novices of each suit. For the Page of Cups, this means he is an energy that is learning how to process and manage the emotional and intuitive self. This is why the Page of Cups is often associated with receiving messages, because it is the first time we really tune into those intuitive downloads.

The Page of Cups is also a great call to prioritise self-love and compassion. It can help us see that a new framework is needed in order to move forward in a more positive way.