Keywords & phrases

• Youthful, open-hearted, curious delight
• Good news , pleasant surprise
• Open to love, new romance
• Sweet, gentle, romantic idealist
• Artistic, creative, poetic
• Intuitive, imaginative, dreamer
• Inner child
• Lacks maturity

First impressions

A joyful, flamboyant amusing character. Jaunty is a word that springs to mind.

What is happening in the card?

 An attractive young man stands on a platform by the sea. One hand on his hip and the other holding up golden cup from which a fish is emerging.

The shape of the fish seems to be echoed in the shape of his pale blue hat. He is dressed in pink shirt and leggings. His tunic is matches the blue of his hat and is decorated with what look like pink and white tulips.

How can we relate to this card?

Who doesn’t love the Page of Cups?

Whether he brings good news, romance, a creative idea, he’s rarely a bad sign in a reading. Pages can represent the young people in our lives or our own inner child.

Ruled by Cancer and the Moon, the Page or Princess of Cups asks us to pay attention to any intuitive messages that are coming through and to listen with our hearts.

This Page is ready and open to accept any gifts and guidance that flow from his higher self. And he is willing to take a chance on love.

Other associations

Tree of life:
*Pages reside in the 10th Sephira of Malchut – earth, kingdom, the real-world

Thoth:
Princess of Cups, Moon in Cancer

Golden Dawn title:
Princess of the Waters, Lotus of the Palace of the Floods

Elemental association:
Earth of Water

Astrological association:
Water signs: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces

Major Arcana:
Associated with The Fool

*Tree of Life associations for the court cards differ depending on what system you go with.

Message & affirmations

Today, and every day, I step out into the world with an open heart and a curious mind. I allow myself to dream and to imagine all the possibilities that life has to offer me.

My personal experiences of this card

I go along with the idea of Pages, or Princesses, as different aspects of The Fool. They are the young and the curious characters of the Tarot deck.

And my favourite rendition of the Page of Cups has to be this sweet boy from Lacey Bryant’s Slow Tarot seen below with his cohort of pages and princesses. He reminds me of my brother when he was a little boy.

Events, situations & readings

In a relationship spread:
The page or princess in a love and relationships spread might suggest a new love connection or a message from someone you love.

In a work/career spread:
The Page of Cups encourages you to use your imagination in your work, to get creative and allow yourself to dream.

People & interaction with other cards

With The Fool or the Ace of Cups the Page of Cups encourages us to be open to new relationships and romance. Love may take you by surprise.

The Fool also reminds us that the Tarot Pages lack maturity and in the case of the Page of Cups this may indicate emotional immaturity… a tender heart, yet to be broken.

When this page appears with The Moon it is an indication that you should tap into your intuition and pay attention to your dreams – allow yourself to dream even.

Questions, prompts & insights

Are you open and receptive to a new relationship? Ready to take a chance on love?

What messages are coming through from your intuition? What are you dreaming about?

Do you feel artistic? What creative opportunity is presenting itself to you?

Featured decks:
Main image from The Rider Waite Tarot. Also featured images from Lacy Bryant’s Slow Tarot.