Page of Pentacles: Modern RWS tarot Card Meanings
‘The Page of Pentacles’, Rider Waite Smith tarot deck.
Upright Page of Pentacles Meanings
Keywords
Manifestation, New Opportunities, Diligence, Study, Groundedness, Apprenticeship
Generally
The Page of Pentacles represents a studious and diligent energy focused on manifesting new opportunities in the material world. This card often appears as a messenger, bringing good news related to finances, career, or education. The Page is a scholar, an apprentice, and a dedicated student, someone who is eager to learn the practical skills needed to achieve their goals. It signifies the beginning of a new venture, the spark of a tangible idea, and the commitment to the hard work required to make it a reality. This is the energy of laying solid foundations for future success.
In a Love Context
In a love reading, the Page of Pentacles points to a practical and grounded approach to relationships. It can represent a new relationship that has the potential for long-term stability, built on a foundation of loyalty and dependability. This card can also signify a person who shows their love through practical acts of service rather than grand romantic gestures. It's about putting in the work to build something real and lasting.
In a Money/Career Context
This is an excellent card for career and finance. It often signifies a new job, an internship, a promotion, or the beginning of a new course of study that will enhance your career prospects. It represents the enthusiastic energy of someone starting a new project or business, eager to learn and apply their skills. Financially, it can mean receiving good news about money, a small but welcome financial gain, or the start of a new, sensible budget or savings plan.
In a Spiritual Context
Spiritually, the Page of Pentacles encourages a grounded and practical approach to your beliefs. It is about connecting with the earth, finding the sacred in the everyday, and studying spiritual texts with a scholarly focus. This card suggests a desire to manifest your spiritual values in the physical world through tangible actions, such as charity work or environmentalism.
In Common Spread Positions
As Advice
Be diligent. Stay grounded. Embrace the opportunity to learn a new skill. Start that project you've been planning.
As (Ultimate) Outcome
A new, tangible opportunity will manifest. The successful beginning of a new venture or course of study.
As Obstacles
A fear of starting something new. A lack of focus and diligence is preventing you from seizing an opportunity.
As Hidden Energy
An unacknowledged talent or a new idea is waiting to be explored. A desire to learn and grow.
As Resources/Alliances
A new job offer. An educational opportunity. Your own dedication and ability to focus on a goal.
‘The Page of Pentacles’ Reversed
Keywords
Procrastination, Missed Opportunities, Laziness, Lack of Focus, Bad News (Financial)
Generally
Reversed, the Page of Pentacles signifies a lack of follow-through and a failure to ground new ideas in reality. It points to procrastination, laziness, and a tendency to dream without doing the necessary work. Opportunities are being missed due to a lack of diligence or focus. This can manifest as a project that never gets off the ground, a course of study that is abandoned, or receiving bad news related to finances or career.
In a Love Context
In a love reading, this card reversed can indicate a lack of effort in a relationship. One or both partners may be lazy or taking the connection for granted, failing to do the practical work needed to maintain it. It can also signify an immature or unreliable partner who is not ready for a serious commitment.
In a Money/Career Context
This can mean being stuck in a dead-end job due to a lack of ambition or a failure to apply yourself. It might represent dropping out of a course, procrastinating on important work, or receiving news of a rejected application or a financial setback. It is a warning against a lazy attitude toward your responsibilities.
In a Spiritual Context
Spiritually, this card reversed suggests a purely intellectual or theoretical approach to your beliefs without any practical application. You may be "all talk and no action," failing to integrate your spiritual values into your daily life. It can also point to a lack of discipline in your spiritual practice.
In Common Spread Positions
As Advice
Stop procrastinating. Focus your energy on a single, achievable goal. Get practical about your plans.
As (Ultimate) Outcome
A missed opportunity. A project will fail due to a lack of planning and effort. Financial disappointment.
As Obstacles
Laziness and a lack of focus are the primary hindrances. A refusal to do the hard work required is sabotaging your goals.
As Hidden Energy
A secret fear of failure is causing you to procrastinate. An unacknowledged immaturity or laziness.
As Resources/Alliances
The clarity that comes from admitting a project is not working, freeing you to move on to something else.
Additional Notes on The RWS ‘Page of Pentacles’
Waite’s Divinatory Meanings of The Page of Pentacles
"Application, study, scholarship, reflection; another reading says news, messages and the bringer thereof; also rule, management. Reversed: Prodigality, dissipation, liberality, luxury; unfavourable news." (The Pictorial Key to the Tarot, 1911)
RWS Page of Pentacles Symbolism
A.E. Waite’s Page of Pentacles depicts a young person standing in a lush, fertile field, cradling a large golden pentacle. They are completely absorbed in studying the coin, symbolizing a deep focus on a new, tangible idea or opportunity. The freshly ploughed field suggests that the groundwork has been laid for something new to grow. In the background, a small grove of trees and a mountain range represent the potential for future growth and the long-term goals that this initial study will lead to.
Meditations On The Page of Pentacles
What person in my life might this Page represent?
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