A young figure in a floral tunic holds a cup from which a fish is looking back at him.Page of Cups

Page of Cups · Reversed

What does Page of Cups reversed mean?

Page of Cups when it comes out upside down, blocked, internalised, or in excess, depending on how you read reversals.

Reversed

Emotional immaturity, moodiness, feelings expressed clumsily or not at all. Creative block. A message that disappoints.

The immaturity reading is worth handling without contempt. What it describes is a person whose feelings are running ahead of their capacity to name them, which is a stage rather than a character, and can occur at any age.

Also read for the idea dismissed as silly before it was examined. That is the Page's specific loss reversed, and it is usually self-inflicted.

Upright

A message of the heart. Creative inspiration, a surprising feeling, an invitation.

Approach emotionally rather than analytically, and let yourself be a bit ridiculous. The card is specifically permissive about looking foolish, on the grounds that most of what is interesting arrives looking that way.

As a person, it describes somebody young in feeling rather than in years: unguarded, easily moved, and not yet in the habit of managing how they come across.

Keywords

Upright: sensitivity, creative message, wonder, openness, intuition

Reversed: immaturity, moodiness, creative block, bad news

Journal prompts

  • What has my intuition been saying that I keep dismissing as silly?
  • When did I last make something with no purpose?

Draw it for yourself

Reading about a card is not the same as drawing one. A single-card reading takes about a minute and answers your question rather than a general one.

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