Dancing must be on my mind … last week I posted twice about it, the first time referencing the World card, and the second time, the Fool.
Today, I saw this wonderful short dance film called Momentum by Boris Seewald, and couldn’t help but think of the Page or Princess of Wands.
In Tarot, the Page of Wands is bright, fresh, and filled with enthusiasm. She’s uninhibited, passionate, and yes, looking for a reason to dance.
It doesn’t take much to inspire her. As with Patrick Hanna (and his mother, Shoko Ito) from the film, something as mundane as a tortilla chip could set her into motion.
Try it out yourself today, and have some fun. Let your inner Page of Wands take over for a moment and just let yourself dance.
The main character reminds me of the Page of Cups, innocent and happy until he finds himself up against a trouble-making bird who wants to steal his fish.
The Page of Cups then turns briefly into the Page of Wands. But like all the pages, he’s still just learning.
It’ll take him a while yet until he achieves full mastery of his element.
The Page of Wands is the youngest member of the Wand family. And compared to the Queen, King, and even the Knight, he’s a beginner, just learning how to control his element of fire. He’s a student on a path to mastery.
I got to thinking about this Page as I watched the James Hyde Steals the Show episode below. In it Hyde visits Adam Rinn, professor of the Sideshow School in Coney Island, and master Sword Swallower and Fire Eater.
Rinn teaches Hyde to both swallow flame and shoot it out of his mouth like a dragon. As you can see in the piece, the learning process isn’t always easy, but the results can be astounding.
I also couldn’t help but notice that bed of nails Hyde had to lie on before he got to play with the fire.
It reminded me of the 10 of Swords reversed, and the idea that to learn anything new, you have to let go of old concepts that might be limiting your perspective on what’s possible.