Page of Swords

Additional deck interpretation:

The Page of Swords points you towards a path of learning the importance of understanding messages as you continue your journey through the seventy-eight passageways of growth.

This is the level on your continuous cycle of change where you learn that you cannot always take messages at face value. They could have hidden meanings, produce unexpected results, or appear in the form of events or new people in your life. Anything is possible.


The Page of Swords is the secret service messenger. He does not trust others because he takes his orders from the Knight, but he is also the King's messenger. He delivers unexpected messages, or he might be on a mission of fact-checking a situation to solve a hidden mystery. He always has his eyes on everything that is going on around him so he does not miss anything

This Page can refer to a person, an event, or a part of yourself. Some facet of yourself that has been dormant may need to be activated so you are able deal with something on the spot, make an important decision, or reach out for assistance to overcome a problem or ongoing conflict. His appearance can also indicate a time when new people and new experiences may suddenly appear in your life, making you feel cautious, nervous or anxious.

When the secret service messenger shows up in your reading, something unexpected might happen. All the Tarot Pages are related to the beginning of a journey.

Numerical Number 11: This number is associated with the Master Teacher who balances karmic situations. The number 11 = 2 (the higher-self) and represents making the right choice, which is not easy to do, but making the wrong choice could result in a karmic situation.

The number 2 also indicates a situation where you are pulled in two different directions. You need to wait for the divine moment when you get a thumbs up from your higher-self to make the right decision to stay out of troubled times.

Since the Page of Swords is enumerated eleven, he is associated with insight. His arrival heralds the time when you are looking for the truth, learning a revelation of a secret, experiencing a karmic experience (the universal law of cause and effect), or experiencing a new beginning or the ending of a situation.

The Element of Air: The Page of Swords is associated with the planet/zodiac combinations of Mercury in Gemini (how the mind works), Venus in Libra (the need to balance the scales), and Uranus in Aquarius (not afraid to call a spade a spade).


Probable Outcome: You might be on a mission of fact-checking a situation to solve a hidden mystery. You may need to deal with something on the spot or make an important decision.

You might need to reach out for assistance to overcome a problem or ongoing conflict.

New people and new experiences may suddenly appear in your life that will make you feel cautious, nervous or anxious.

You might receive a confidential letter, summons, or legal document.

Or you might get an unexpected text, or phone message regarding professional advice, a legal matter, contract, negotiation, or receive information about your degree (law, business, science, or medicine).

An unexpected text or phone message (good or bad) may concern a personal relationship, or you might meet a romantic interest if the Page is crossed by a love card.

If you receive bad news and get dumped, remember that this may have happened for your own protection. The Poet, Mary Oliver, said, "Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift."

Possible Outcome: You might feel more relaxed, have already made an important decision and feel no need to fact-check anything.

You reached out for assistance or solved a problem or ongoing conflict. New people and new experiences are not making you feel cautious, nervous or anxious.

You have already received a confidential letter, summons, legal document or a message regarding professional advice, a legal matter, contract, negotiation, or received information about your degree (law, business, science, or medicine) and are dealing with the situation.

If the Page is crossed by a love card, you already met a romantic interest.

Then again, you might not be able to channel the Page of Swords' energies into your life. If this is the case, then you are feeling more driven, anxious, cannot relax and you are fact-checking everything and everyone because you do not trust others.

Timing: The Page of Swords predicts that an important thought is turned inwards, then turned outwards to solve a problem. This event may occur in 1-11 days.