The Page of Cups as Advice: Be Open to Feeling

Written by Chaya the Medium.

The Page of Cups as advice asks you to let yourself be surprised. Here is what that means, and what the reversal warns against.

If you want the short answer, the Page of Cups as advice says: be open. Let yourself feel the new thing, follow the small creative impulse, and say the tender sentence even if it comes out awkwardly.

What the Page of Cups advises upright

Tina Gong's the Page of Cups guide at Labyrinthos associates the upright card with creative beginnings, intuition, sensitivity and a new emotional message. In an advice position I read those meanings as an instruction: the attitude or action the card is asking of you, rather than a description of what will happen. The Minor Arcana overview at Biddy Tarot is a useful second reference.

Upright, the Page of Cups advises curiosity and softness: write the note, try the creative project, notice what moves you and let it.

What the Page of Cups is not asking you to do

The Page is not asking you to be naive or to hand your heart to anyone who asks. Open is not the same as unguarded.

The Page of Cups reversed as advice

Reversed, the Page of Cups as advice says check whether you are being emotionally young about this: sulking, waiting to be understood without speaking, or blocking a feeling you are scared of. A reversed card in an advice position is usually pointing at the habit that is getting in your way, not at a punishment.

The Page of Cups as advice in love

In love, the Page of Cups advises a small, sincere gesture rather than a grand one.

The Page of Cups as advice for work and money

For work and money, it advises following a creative idea far enough to test it. Advice from a card is reflection. For decisions with legal, medical or financial weight, take it to someone qualified as well.

One step to take this week

Do one small creative or tender thing this week that you have been too self-conscious to do.

For comparison, the Knight of Cups as advice and the Page of Wands as advice ask different things of you. The the Page of Cups card meaning page covers the card in full, and the Page of Cups as a yes or no, the Page of Cups as feelings and the Page of Cups as timing cover the other questions people most often ask of it. You can draw a card for yourself with the free daily tarot tool. For a personal interpretation, my guide to an online psychic reading explains how readings work, and the three-card tarot listing and customer reviews are worth reading before deciding whether to order.