Upright Keywords
curious, witty, chatty, communicative, inspired, vigilant, alert, mental agility
Reversed Keywords
scatterbrained, cynical, sarcastic, gossipy, insulting, rude, lack of planning
The Pageof Swords card is representative of a person in one's life who shows anabundance of energy. With wind-blown trees, turbulent clouds and the theirtossed hair, a youth stands proudly on a rocky precipice. This energetic youthhas a sword in her hands. Her expression is one of determination, andperhaps a little bit of defiance - she seems ready to pounce at theslightest word.
Bright andalert, the Page of Swords is someone who never seems to run out of ideas. Sheis curious, always asking questions, and gifted with a sharp tongue and quickwit to match. Her aptitude for language also makes her an incrediblecommunicator, and with her love of ideas, you may find her always engaged insome passionate debate.
Her aptitude forlanguage also makes her an incredible communicator, and with her love of ideas,you may find her always engaged in some passionate debate.
She seems tothrive on almost a kind of nervous energy, as if there was too much inside herto say, the wheels in her head always turning. As a news bearer, she may bringnews that is represented by her suit - particularly, gossip, legal matters,agreements. Alternatively, you may find yourself required to use her energy -be alert, keep your eyes open and stay sharp and vigilant.
This card mayindicate that you are very eager to execute an idea that you have beenhaving or a project that you cooked up just recently. You are quite passionateabout it, and you cannot wait to share the progress with others. Compared toyour passionate heart, time seems to be standing still. It is time to betalkative. When a Page of Swords appears in a reading, it signifiescommunication and sharing of ideas. Whether it is someone else’s ideas oryours, it is time to open up and talk about them as long as it is aconstructive.
Upright Love Meaning
intellectual relationship, lack of emotional intimacy
Upright Career Meaning
ambitious, intelligent person, new career, education
Upright Finances Meaning
financial curiosity, ideas for making money
As a person,the Page of Swords tarot love meaning reflects a curious intellectual, whoseflighty, nervous energy may border on being anxious. In relationships however,they may be scared of emotional confrontations, and can likely be completelyavoidant if they are faced with them. As an emotional state or a quality, thePage of Swords tarot love meaning can signal a relationship that is morecerebral, where lovers are more likely to love heady discussions, but areperhaps a bit more wary of emotional intimacy. One partner can also feel thattheir emotional needs are not being met. Sometimes, it can also signal small orpetty disputes with your partner, which can turn into bigger conflicts shouldthey not be handled properly.
When it comesto your career, you may be someone who is intelligent, innovative andambitious. You may have lots of energy and many ideas to put into your career.Since this card is a page, this does point to some sort of apprenticeship, ornew experience, meaning that you may either be in a period of training, schoolor the start of a new job or career path. With your ambition, you have lots ofgoals, and you’ll likely have some extra education, or experience so that youcan reach those goals.
You may befull of great ideas about how to stretch your finances, or how to make moremoney, but whatever ideas you may have may be in the very early stages. If youcan, try and draw from people that may have more experience than you. You mayalso be very curious about finances at this time; it’s a complex world, and themore you understand about it, the better you can maximize your earnings. Takesome time to study retirement fund options, stocks, bonds and other financialproducts, or find a financial planner that can help guide you.
When the Pageof Swords is reversed, all the negative characteristics of her come out - andshe may become almost dangerous. Being gifted with a sharp and alert mind, shemay be using it for deception and manipulation. The sword that she wields maybe used to create pain, her natural gift for language turned to a weapon. Shemay lack the understanding or the maturity to understand the suffering that shecauses, feeling the rush that one gets upon lashing out. On the other hand,this page may be someone of empty words or promises - who though loves talking,does not really talk about much of substance. Take care to show strengthand action behind your words, for you may be damaging your reputation.
Reversed Love Meaning
argumentative, defensive partner, failure to communicate
Reversed Career Meaning
job-hopping, unsure about future career, office gossip
Reversed Finances Meaning
overanalyzing finances, research but no action
The personrepresented by the Page of Swords tarot love meaning is someone who may lackempathy, sensitivity or depth, or can be someone who can be argumentative ordefensive. They may delight in “being right”, but this can come at the expenseof harmony and care for the feelings of others. This card can also suggest afailure in communication between partners, or perhaps even a misunderstandingcreating paranoia. For your relationship to flourish, partners will have tolearn some degree of tolerance for different viewpoints, flexibility and find adesire to cooperate, rather than create conflict.
You have lotsof energy and curiosity, but right now it’s not really directed at anything.With no outlet, it seems like you can’t quite make up your mind about what itis you actually want to do for your future. You may move from one job to thenext when you get bored, or decide it’s not for you. Oftentimes, to really getthe full depth and experience of working somewhere, you do need to commit for along time. Sometimes, this card can also indicate having lots of big ideas, butzero follow through. Without action, nothing ever comes to fruition. Getworking! This card can also point to an office gossip, or a rude individual whouses their words to hurt others.
Your ideasabout making the most out of your money may not be practical ones, or they maybe all talk, without a plan for taking action. It may also be that all theresearch you put into bettering your finances isn’t really going anywhere. Youmay feel rather overwhelmed about what you should do next instead of just doingsomething. What are you overanalyzing?
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