Page of Swords

What the card means

Upright

Watching everything, learning fast, saying too much. The Page of Swords stands in the wind with his sword up - ready for an argument nobody invited him to. The curiosity here is sharp and not always kind.

Reversed

Sharpness used to wound rather than to understand. Or rumour, gossip, something overheard and passed on. Sometimes learning to argue instead of learning.

As a person

Young, quick-witted and curious: a student or an observer who asks a lot and notices everything. Can bring rumours or news. In shadow, gossip, barbs and suspicion.

Love and relationships

Upright

Messages, questions, wanting the details. Somebody is more interested in you than they are letting on.

Reversed

Reading the messages. Or wounding with a word and not seeing which one did it.

Work and business

Upright

News, study, a task that wants attention. A good time to ask questions and write the answers down.

Reversed

Said too much to the wrong person. Or a colleague who knows everything about everybody.

Money

Upright

Small print worth reading. Information is worth more than money right now.

Reversed

Believed a rumour about an opportunity.

The card's advice

Ask the question directly instead of finding out round the side. And work out what you intend to do with the answer before you ask for it.

As the card of the day

A talkative day. Good for study, letters and questions. Poor for sharing more than you meant to.

What is depicted

A youth on a hill grips a sword in both hands and looks back over his shoulder; wind drags the clouds and his hair, birds fly far off. The sword is up and there is no enemy - readiness ahead of cause.

Zodiac sign and correspondences

Air just beginning to move. By zodiac sign, no single one: the page stands for its element as a whole - Gemini, Libra and Aquarius.

With other cards

• Page of Swords + Page of Cups — said too much and too fast.
• Page of Swords + The Moon — rumour and unclarity together: do not believe the retelling.
• Page of Swords + Knight of Swords — the questions ran out and the charge began.