Minor Arcana, Wands
Page of Wands
curiosity, message, loyalty, eagerness
Upright
A young figure in a patterned tunic stands in open desert, looking up at a staff as though it had just spoken. Waite describes someone faithful, an envoy and a bearer of messages, often with family news.
Treat this as a prompt to try something before you feel ready, such as a short course or a first sales call. Someone younger or newer may also bring useful news. Ask questions freely and see whether the interest lasts a month.
Reversed
Reversed, the messenger gets unreliable. Waite lists stories, announcements, bad news, indecision and the instability that follows.
Gossip about a reorganization or a friend may travel faster than the facts, so confirm it at the source. The card can also describe your own habit of starting things and changing direction. Choose one idea and give it a fixed trial period.
A card is a prompt for reflection. It cannot promise a result, and it is no substitute for medical, legal or financial advice.
In Waite's words
Upright: Dark young man, faithful, a lover, an envoy, a postman. Beside a man, he will bear favourable testimony concerning him. A dangerous rival, if followed by the Page of Cups. Has the chief qualities of his suit. He may signify family intelligence.
Reversed: Anecdotes, announcements, evil news. Also indecision and the instability which accompanies it.
From A. E. Waite, The Pictorial Key to the Tarot (1910), Part 3, on Wikisource. The meanings above are by Cast & Chart.
Card art by Pamela Colman Smith, 1909, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.