Page of Cups

What the card means

Upright

Feeling something new and saying so. The Page pulls a fish out of his cup and talks to it: awkward, sincere, and with no thought for how it looks. Often a message, an invitation, or somebody's confession.

Reversed

Tenderness that has not learned its own weight: said it and did not realise how much was said. Or took offence where none was meant.

As a person

A gentle, dreamy young man or woman, sometimes a child: sensitive, creative, easily moved. Can mean word of feelings or an offer of friendship. In shadow, touchiness and retreat into fantasy.

Love and relationships

Upright

A confession, a first message, a shy beginning. Somebody speaks about a feeling before understanding it. It is touching and it is true.

Reversed

In love with their own version of a person. Or said it and was frightened by having said it.

Work and business

Upright

A creative idea, a proposal people like. A good time for what is made for its own sake.

Reversed

Took something at work to heart. Or an idea too precious to be tested.

Money

Upright

A small pleasant sum, a gift, an unexpected offer.

Reversed

Bought on a mood.

The card's advice

Say what you feel without drafting it first. The Page of Cups wins precisely by being awkward - an edited confession stops being one.

As the card of the day

A soft day in which something will move you. Good for making things and for writing first. Poor for hard negotiation.

What is depicted

A youth in a flowered tunic holds a cup with a fish looking out of it; they regard one another. A wavy sea behind. He is not surprised - he is answering it.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Water at the surface. By zodiac sign, no single one: the page stands for its element as a whole - Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces.

With other cards

• Page of Cups + Ace of Cups — the feeling arrived and found words.
• Page of Cups + Knight of Cups — a confession with an offer behind it.
• Page of Cups + Page of Swords — said too much and too fast.