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Pictorial Key to the Tarot
A.E. Waite -
The Tarot
S. L. MacGregor Mathers -
General Book of the Tarot
A. E. Thierens
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Description
A youthful figure, looking intently at the pentacle which hovers over his raised hands. He moves slowly, insensible of that which is about him.
Divinatory Meanings
Application, study, scholarship, reflection another reading says news, messages and the bringer thereof; also rule, management.
Divinatory Meanings - Reversed
Prodigality, dissipation, liberality, luxury; unfavourable news.
Additional Divinatory Meanings
A dark youth; a young officer or soldier; a child.
Additional Meanings - Reversed
Sometimes degradation and sometimes pillage.
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Divinatory Meanings
Knave of Pentacles - A dark Youth, Economy, Order, Rule, Management.
Divinatory Meanings - Reversed
Prodigality, Profusion, Waste, Dissipation.
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Tradition
Dark young man, disciple, student, speculator, commercial man. Application, scholarship, study, reflexion, meditation, occupation, rule, management, news, message and the messenger himself. The reverse meanings are here for once even given as favourable for the greater part: Profession, luxury, sumptuousness, breadth, abundance, magnificence, liberality, generosity, well-doing. Also the crowd, multitude. Degradation, dissipation.
Theory
The Page, always more or less of a messenger, in this case of fiery nature, on the Seventh house, as well as on the Third. The latter house is that of the disciple and the message; so here the traditional rendering is again quite correct. The seventh house explains everything that is said about application, occupation, profession, liberality, etc., this being the house of Libra, of relation. We may add, that the card will indicate a proposal of marriage, courting, love-making, but in a gentle, sometimes a poetical or platonic way, not without ardour however. It has also to do with all sorts of honourable offices and denominations and may indicate any official person in the civil service and commerce, a stationer, bookseller or editor, bookkeeper or director, appointed by the owner or patron.
Conclusion
Disciple, student, messenger, and the message, good and favourable news; a newsagent; honourable denomination, commission, news about a position or relation, contract or profession. Liberal conduct of people towards the querent. A director, directing manager, bookkeeper, assistant. Editor, bookseller. Honourable mention. Agreeable conditions in general. Application, study, reflexion, arrangement, occupation, well-doing, goodness. May denote a meeting, a committee or a board of directors.