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More Tarot Swords Cards:
Ace of Swords
2 of Swords
3 of Swords
4 of Swords
5 of Swords
6 of Swords
7 of Swords
8 of Swords
9 of Swords
10 of Swords
Page of Swords
Knight of Swords
Queen of Swords
King of Swords

Other Tarot Cards:
Major Arcana Cards
Suit of Cups
Suit of Pentacles
Suit of Swords
Suit of Wands

 

Queen of Swords

The "Queens" in the Tarot Deck may also be known by other names (depending on the deck used). For example, the Shapeshifter's Tarot includes "Goddesses" in place of the "Queens" in the Rider-Waite and Robin Wood decks.
All Court Cards may be interpreted as referring to a person - the card itself including information to identify the individual. Alternatively they may be interpreted symbolically, in which case "Queens" may be understood to represent "Movement" or "Travel".
The element of the Queens is "Water". This is the element that is associated with emotions (and the suit of Cups). The Queens are subtly different reflections of the Empress. In general terms, when Queens appear in a spread they indicate a period of growth and development.

The Queen of Swords expresses the theme of high moral principles and ethical decisions.

When this Court Card appears in a spread to identify a person to the sitter then the characteristics it conveys include: A married or mature woman, light brown hair, grey eyes, of the astrological sign of Libra. (This is not always the purpose of the appearance of a Court Card in a spread.)

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Keywords summarising the possible meanings of this card include:

  • Confident Woman
  • Highly perceptive
  • Justice
  • Power of Truth
  • Strong Woman
  • Quick-witted.

Remember that all of the Swords cards in the Tarot Deck have some energies in common. These include, for example, the overall association of the suit of Swords with academic or philosophical thought, intellectual pursuits, truth, and clarity. For further information, also read about the Suit of Swords in general.

Some texts include meanings for "reversed cards", which apply when the cards are shuffled in both order and orientation. This doubles the number of possible "cards" in the deck from 78 to 156. (In terms of the probabilities of obtaining results by chance alone, it is not a simple doubling as once a card has been drawn it cannot be selected again in the opposite orientation in the same reading.)

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