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The "Pages" in the Tarot Deck may also be known by other names (depending on the deck used).
For example, the Golden Dawn Deck includes "Princesses" and the Shapeshifter's Tarot includes "Seekers" in place of the "Pages" in the Rider-Waite deck.
All Court Cards may be interpreted as referring to a person - the card itself including information to identify the individual. Alternatively they may be interpreted symbolically, in which case "Pages" are often understood to represent "Messages" for the Querent (which is another word for the "sitter", or person receiving the reading).
The element of the Pages is "Earth" indicating something young, growing, a seed planted. Pages often indicate children, but otherwise they can represent the "Fool's" alter ego. That is, an adult who is child-like enough might also be represented by a "Page" ("Princess", or "Seeker").

In the case of the Page of Swords, the theme is developing one's own personal/unique understanding of the world. This is in part an intellectual realisation - yet also an experiential one.

The Page of Swords advises the seeker to consider the situation with all aspects of oneself - both right- and left-brain, creative and analytical. It is a card of much energy and as with many teenagers enthusiastic about a cause, the power of intention may be palpable: Do not hold back..

Keywords summarising the possible meanings of this card include:

• Agility, awareness, vigilance
• Excellent vision - both physically and intuitively
• Help from a younger person (possibly, not necessarily, a child)
• Intelligence
• Service performed secretly.

Remember that all of the Swords cards in the Tarot Deck have some energies in common. These include, for example, the overall association of the suit of Swords with academic or philosophical thought, intellectual pursuits, truth, and clarity. For further information, also read about the Suit of Swords in general.

Some texts include meanings for "reversed cards", which apply when the cards are shuffled in both order and orientation. This doubles the number of possible "cards" in the deck from 78 to 156. (In terms of the probabilities of obtaining results by chance alone, it is not a simple doubling as once a card has been drawn it cannot be selected again in the opposite orientation in the same reading.)

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