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Radiant: Rider-Waite-Smith-Tarot, Page of Cups
The Connolly Tarot- Page of Cups
Both the Rider-Waite-Smith Page and the Connolly Tarot-Page of Cups display a fair, pleasing person of studious and intent aspects. However, both the Rider-Waite-Smith Page of cups, and the Connolly Tarot- Page of Cups, are contemplating a fish in a cup (RWS) or ignoring a leaping fish (Connolly) that is leaping in the ocean. This implies that someone or something is coming your way and it's going to wildly affect your emotions. You have been suddenly hit by a wave of intuition or inspiration or you have stumbled upon a new friend. Whatever it is, don't be afraid to wade on into these emotions. As a Qabalistic symbol the fish symbolizes a healthy sense of ambition towards achievement. As if we are all fish in the Ocean of the Great Mother (cup is a symbol of the Womb) Binah.
The Qabalistic Tarot-Personality Birth Wheel-Pages are Princesses.
The Princess of Cups, of Thoth Tarot (a nontraditional tarot), and the Rider-Waite-Smith, Prophet, Modern Witch, Connolly, and B.O.T.A. Page of Cups are comparable cards. Waite, who knew the secrets of YHVH, 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 the Divine God Name of Tetragrammaton (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 Ocean. 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 Page of cups also represents an extremely shrewd and calculating woman, making her a great businesswoman. 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 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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