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The ambitious daughter.

Both the Rider-Waite-Smith Page and Jungian Tarot-Princess of Cups display a fair, pleasing, (somewhat effeminate Page) person of studious and intent aspect. However, the Rider-Waite-Smith Page of cups, is contemplating a fish that is rising from the cup to look at him. The Jungian Princess, is just contemplating the querent while holding a silver-moon cup that represents the Feminine Water Element, that she seems to be standing in. Both being a symbol of meditation on a subject.

The Princess of Cups, of Thoth Tarot( a nontraditional tarot), and the Rider-Waite-Smith and B.O.T.A. Page of Cups are comparable cards. Waite didn't have Princesses in his deck, as he felt it would reveal too much of the Arcane mysteries that he swore to keep secret, so he and Dr. Paul Foster Case of B.OTA, kept the original "androgynous" medieval image of a Page. Crowley and Robert Wang thought all should know of Tetragramaton (YHVH) which requires a Princes and Prince (see Thoth nontraditional blogs @ elitarotstrickingly.com/blogs). The androgynous medieval Page image of the Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot deck, is again mundane and effeminate. No secrets of ancient wisdom revealed here, but there is a suggestion of the feminine and the alchemical "first matter", as a fish is shown with head above the rim of the cup or the fish leaping in the river . This also suggests life emerging from water or the sea, as does the water Lily motif of the page's garments. In the background is a beach and water illustration, further supporting the water element of this card. Hence, this cup represents the "Holy Grail"-the Feminine Creatrix and the fish is an alchemical symbol for the "first Matter" of creation. The Jungian Princess is lacking the water lily tunic, but it's black color of the inner tunic and blue outer garment implies the Water/intuitive/emotional element of the "Dark Ocean of Binah" and/or the Universal Collective Unconsciousness..

The Jungian Princess of cups represents an extremely shrewd and calculating woman; making her a great business woman. However, she is extremely intuitive and sensitive to the feelings of others and easily earns the friendship and respect of business colleagues. The fact that she has keen insight into her own behavior and that of others, makes her a remarkably good manager of employees or those subordinate to her position. Even though she may be married and with children, her work usually comes first, implying that she is not terribly family orientated.

When the Page/Princess of Cups card is thrown in a divination, it implies:

• A fair young person, one impelled to render service and with whom the Querent will  be connected.
• A studious youth.
• News.
• Message.
• Application.
• Reflection.
• Meditation.
• Also these above things directed to business.
• Pages/Princesses represent young people but also often show opinions, thoughts, ideas, -either in harmony with, or opposed to the subject.

When thrown in reversed:

• Taste.
• Artifice.
• Inclination.
• Attachment.
• Seduction.
• Deception. 

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