Tarot · Minor Arcana · Cups

Page of Cups

  • tender impulse
  • budding intuition
  • softness
  • wonder

Key facts

Arcana
Minor Arcana
Suit
Cups
Number
11
Element
Earth of Water.
Keywords
tender impulse, budding intuition, softness, wonder

Page of Cups upright

The Page of Cups is that young heart holding out its cup, from which a delicate surprise springs. A new emotion wants to express itself, a shy intuition asks to be heard. It’s the age of wonder, when we dare to love without armor. Welcome this tenderness in you, even clumsy, it’s sincere and precious.

Page of Cups reversed

Reversed, the Page of Cups speaks of a heart that mistakes its daydreams for reality, or hides behind a sentimentality. Sometimes emotion overflows without finding its right words. You can let this impulse breathe without judging it too quickly. With a little patience, that clumsy tenderness will find its true shape.

A question to sit with

Which new emotion is knocking gently at your door right now?

Frequently asked questions about Page of Cups

What does Page of Cups mean upright?
The Page of Cups is that young heart holding out its cup, from which a delicate surprise springs. A new emotion wants to express itself, a shy intuition asks to be heard. It’s the age of wonder, when we dare to love without armor. Welcome this tenderness in you, even clumsy, it’s sincere and precious.
What does Page of Cups mean reversed?
Reversed, the Page of Cups speaks of a heart that mistakes its daydreams for reality, or hides behind a sentimentality. Sometimes emotion overflows without finding its right words. You can let this impulse breathe without judging it too quickly. With a little patience, that clumsy tenderness will find its true shape.

Sources

  • Arthur Edward Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, William Rider & Son, 1911.
  • Rachel Pollack, Seventy-Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Weiser Books, 1980.