60-Page of Swords Upright Rider Waite Family Tarot Reading

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Family, Friends & Relationships:

In general The Page of Swords tells us that the querent may be trying too hard, pushing too fast, or in general stepping on the toes of others. You may need to study the body language of others, and consider how well you do (or do not) accept constructive criticism from others. You are likely to have a great deal of mental and physical energy now. Use it wisely.

Card Meanings: Quick-Witted, Being Truthful/ Direct, Inquisitive, Delayed News, Think Before You Speak, Vigilance, Using Your Head, Fairness, Grace, Guarded, Speaking Out, Ideas, Patience Needed, Petty Gossip, Chatty, Education, Protective, Planning, Dexterity, Inspiration, Don’T Get Drawn Into Arguments, Mental Agility, Communicative, Curious, Diplomacy

The Page of Swords can sometimes stand in for a literal person in our lives. If so, in this case, The Page will represent a person who is younger than the querent, who is likely to have hair on the darker end of the spectrum. The Page also often indicates that a message is coming. In this instance, it may not be what you were hoping to hear.

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Complete Book of Tarot
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Complete Book of Tarot: When reversed, the Ten of Cups highlights family problems, domestic disruptions, and a sense of sadness in the home. There can also be a certain amount of strife and tension in other personal relationships. You may be experiencing a lack of a sense of fulfillment or a failure to achieve your heart’s desires; or else you have gotten what you want but you find it lacking. There is no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Crowley says of this card that having got everything you wanted, you realize that you did not want it after all, and now you must pay the piper.

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Reversed Cards: The Page of Swords in the blocked aspect is similar to a writer with writer’s block. You are doing all you can to create a fabulous story and a wonderful narrative, but all you get is tumbleweeds blowing between your ears. There is nothing worse than trying to get your brain to engage when it is feeling blocked. The best thing to do when this card comes up is to go find something else to do. Take yourself for a walk, do some cooking, clean your house—anything other than trying to force your idea into being.

Complete Book of Tarot: Author James Ricklef has written an entire book about three-card spreads entitled Tarot Tells the Tale (Llewellyn, 2004). In it he demonstrates the power of this deceptively simple spread with a host of sample readings. Among the many variations of three-card layouts in the tarot literature, one may find:

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Complete Book of Tarot: Golden Dawn: Courage, ambition, fighting, war (attributes of the planet Mars); when accompanied by stressful cards, destruction, ruin, danger, defeat.