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In traditional medieval art, there are no princess or princesses as in the nontraditional Thoth Tarot. This is because the Medieval world of Europe was under the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church, which is notably misogynistic in its dogma that stated women were the reason for mankind's "fall from grace". The prevailing Church backed propaganda of the time stated that she/Eve temped Adam to disobey Yahweh and hence the expulsion from the garden of Eden. This is a well known example of propaganda now days and not taken seriously . Woman is the reason Human Kind exists! Each of us is made of and were formed in "mother's blood". Besides, the Garden of Eden resides in all of us, but we forgot the truth of our own freedom to create ourselves as we wish. Each of us has the identity of the One and that is called "I AM", which exclaims existence, but not what exists. The "What I AM", is our own declaration and therefore, an assumption. None of us have "fallen from grace". We are the Grace of the Divine made manifest.

This is not to say that the ancient Adepts didn't know the truth of YHVH (Tetragramaton) Yod being -Father/King and Heh-being Mother/Queen, and Vau-the Prince and the last Heh-the Princess, all creating the formula of Tetragramaton. Therefore, the pages (the last Heh) are notoriously effeminate images that hint at femininity. This kept the artist of the Tarot cards from the brand of heresy and the inquisitor's hot brands. On the Rider-Waite-Smith-Page of Wands, we see a young man in the act of proclamation. As if stroking a phallus, he holds his leafy and phallic staff as he is proclaiming his fertility, fecundness and therefore, his creative power. He is unknown to himself, but faithful and his tidings are strange forms of "self stroking" for he is beginning his journey into Self-knowledge.

His outfit is in the gold and red of the element of fire. On his tunic are the medieval images of salamanders, who were believed to be fire elementals. He is notorious for his dark qualities, yet also a faithful friend, lover, envoy, and postman (messenger). He is also noted for his quick anger and therefore, a dangerous rival. He is the image of fiery passion, and youthful amorousness. Again, the Rider-Waite-Smith card chooses to keep to Waite's oath of silence and ignore the esoteric meaning of the card, although Waite knew it as he practice in and achieved high status in the Golden Dawn Lodge. But keeping to his oath, he shows only the exoteric meaning with a medieval Page holding an obviously phallic wand, sprouting leaves of fertility. Pages (Knaves in the medieval Marseilles deck from which the Rider-Waite-Smith deck was derived) were used in the old Tarot decks, because of their "effeminate qualities", kind of like combining the Prince with the "will to form"-authority of the Queen. The idea also being that the Princess Personality can be in both males and females as they are not really separate sexes. When the "outer self" is masculine the "inner self" is feminine, and when the "outer self" is feminine than the "inner self" is masculine. However, this Law of Attraction is too esoteric for Waite to divulge in his card. The inner anima (female-Latin for Spirit) and animus (male-Latin for Soul) in the realm of psyche, was later best defined by psychologist and parapsychologist Carl Jung (look him up on the INTERNET). Therefore, the Page of Wands is comparable to the Thoth Princess of Wands, but does not divulge the "inner magic" of such. Hence, the rather unremarkable Page has a red feather in shape of a flame (Yod) on his cap, and salamanders decorating his garment; all of which implies the element of fire.

The B.O.T.A. Tarot-Page of Wands, also depicts a young man in flaming red clothing, symbolizing the element of Fire and carrying a red/gold Wand. He is on the path towards higher achievements, but is just beginning his journey. Right now, he is admiring his wand, implying he is dazzled by his own ego and belief that his own concepts are because of his brilliance. He will find out that Wisdom comes from the "inner self" and not the ego but that lesson is not yet known to him. He is passionate, extremely sexual in the way of youth as well as impulsive and often spontaneous in action. Hence, the head to toe color of Red. Fire is the element of ardor. The feather in his hat, besides being a common decoration in the medieval period, also signifies air (mind-intellect) but in this case is flame shaped implying the element of fire/Passion rules his mind/intellect. . Hence, he does come up with "flashes" of bright ideas, but his ego claims them rather than understanding that his journey opens him up to a higher state of mind. Youthful exuberance may best describe this personality.

When the Page of Wands is thrown in a divination it implies:

• A person whose beauty is created by their own vigorous energy.
• S/he represents immature sexuality and therefore, can be both seductive and permissive. 
• This one's passion is so great that one is dazzled by a chemical reaction that enforces the impression of beauty on the beholder.
• Being a type of "spontaneous combustion", in anger or love s/he is violent. sudden, and implacable.
•  S/he can often be irrational, when displaying her enthusiasm, fiery ambition, and aspiring nature.
• Such a Princess, never forgets an injury-----and the only patience she shows, is when lying in ambush to revenge a perceived wrong.
• S/he is often self-absorbed to the extent that she is entirely reckless in achieving gratification and is notably insatiable.
• However, as is all Power-----it is as destructive as it is constructive, so caution and encouragement compete with each other in this one.
• Passion is the "big bang" of all Creation.  But like all fires, one must know how to work with it, never against it, to properly achieve the necessary transformations of their Great Work.

Needless to say, if ill defined and/or Reversed::

• The Page of Wands persona, would be the defects of such passion.
•  S/he would be superficial and theatrical, shallow and false while never expecting that s/he is anything of the sort.
• S/he becomes predominately a "spasm of mood" and s/he is cruel, unreliable, faithless and domineering.

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