Page of Swords Keywords: Alert, Active, Communicative, Diplomatic

Page of Swords Tarot Card Description

A young person stands on high ground. He is holding up a sword and has turned slightly to look back over his shoulder. The wind is blowing through his hair, scattering the clouds overhead, and we see it blowing through the trees in the background. A flock of birds flies overhead.

What the Page of Swords Means in a Tarot Reading

Interpreting court cards (Kings, Queens, Knights, and Pages) can sometimes be challenging in a reading. Quite often though, the court card represents you. It might be giving you information on the energy, personality traits, and outlook you need to bring to the situation you’re reading about. Or the court card may simply represent you as you as others see you, or you as you are at your core. This interpretation will vary from reading to reading and at different times in your life you’ll find yourself taking on the traits of different court cards.

The Page of Swords is youthful, active, graceful, and alert. This is someone with a strong intellect, who is curious and interested in the world. This person is a warrior who is willing to fight for any cause that they think is just. They’re also quick to fight if they believe they’ve been wronged. However, this Page is on the path to learning self-discipline and control.

The Page of Swords is gifted in the art of diplomacy. Immaturity means that this gift hasn’t yet reached its potential, but the basic characteristic is present, and the skills will be honed and developed over time. She or he is clever and articulate. These Pages understand people, they read others well and know instinctively how to communicate with others.

Pages are traditionally associated with messages and receipt of news. Perhaps you’ll receive news about a project you’re working on, about something you’re writing or researching, or about your job. Swords are very often linked to difficult times in our lives, but there’s no reason to fear that the news you receive will be bad. It’s most likely to relate to themes associated with the element Air – technology, media, communication, science, knowledge, the intellect.

Air-dominant, the Page of Swords is linked to the Air signs Libra, Aquarius, and Gemini. In a reading, this card might represent a young person with this Air energy, or perhaps you’re embodying this youthful Air energy at this time. If the Page is someone else in your life, you might find that you butt heads with this person. The Page of Swords is still immature. Combine this with their strong opinions and their tendency to take an aggressive stance when they come up against any opposition or disagreement and you can see why.

Page of Swords Love and Relationships Tarot Meaning

In a reading about love, the Page of Swords may represent you, or your partner/potential partner, or maybe both of you. Either one of you may be embodying the characteristics described above. This may indicate that there’s a level of immaturity in the relationship, or that one of you is acting immaturely. Perhaps you’re quick to argue and fight with each other. Page of Swords energy is also diplomatic, however, and this means that you’re able to hear and understand each other’s points of view. You’ll find ways to resolve arguments despite being quick to start them.

This Page may also represent news about your relationship. In this case it might not be news that you want to hear. 

Page of Swords Career Tarot Meaning

You may find that you must deal with someone like the Page of Swords in the course of your work. You’ll appreciate this person’s cleverness, ability to learn quickly, and their positive attitude, however, you’ll likely find that they’re very opinionated and quick to argue.

Alternatively, it might benefit you to adopt Page of Swords characteristics at this time. Be fearless; trust your instincts, your decisions, and your opinions; learn what you can from others; assess your circumstances; and learn from your experiences. Stand your ground but remember also to practise diplomacy whenever possible.

The Page of Swords might also appear in a reading to indicate that you’ll receive a message or news about your career.