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Queen of Wands Tarot Card Meaning

Queen of Wands belongs to the suit of Wands — the fire suit of will, creativity and ambition. Upright it speaks of confidence, warmth, independence; reversed, of self-doubt, jealousy. Below — the original 1911 meaning by A. E. Waite, the card's archetype and its astrological correspondence.

Queen of Wands tarot card — hand-illustrated Lunara deck
Minor Arcana · WandsFire

Upright meaning

“A dark woman, countrywoman, friendly, chaste, loving, honourable. If the card beside her signifies a man, she is well disposed towards him; if a woman, she is interested in the Querent. Also, love of money, or a certain success in business”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: confidence, warmth, independence, social grace, determination.

Reversed meaning

“Good, economical, obliging, serviceable. Signifies also--but in certain positions and in the neighbourhood of other cards tending in such directions--opposition, jealousy, even deceit and infidelity”
A. E. WAITE — THE PICTORIAL KEY TO THE TAROT, 1911

Keywords: self-doubt, jealousy, demanding, insecurity.

The archetype

In the language of the intuition function (will, vision and desire — the fire of becoming): the introverted mastery (Queen) — containing, the holding psyche.

Astrology

The watery aspect of Fire; court of the fire triplicity (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius).

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